Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Holly by Stephen King

63 reviews

matty29's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

mitsyleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

dcampb201's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

Highly recommend to King/thriller fans - I couldn’t put it down! 

Another fantastic read by the King of Horror - now crime writer. I enjoyed this continuation of Holly Gibney’s story, having followed her through The Outsider and If It Bleeds (you don’t have to have read these books to dive right into this story as it gives you everything you need about the characters, however, I would highly recommend reading them beforehand).  

King states ‘fiction is most believable when it coexists with real-world events’. Holly is set during the Covid pandemic, something King refers to frequently throughout the book. His strong political views match that of his main character’s - something that may rub some people up the wrong way… 

I thoroughly enjoy King’s more recent venture into crime writing. In a way, it makes the books scarier as they are set in the ‘real’ world and document the deepest evils of humankind.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcoholism

muteoflight's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Read from cover to cover. A classic murder “mystery” with a smart and strong female lead. I have yet to read Mr Mercedes and it’s two sequels so I will be adding those to the list,  because like Stephen, I now love Holly too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death of parent

frannieman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Dementia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

stiffness_handbook256's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Cannibalism

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

ashlaid's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

book_realm_roamer's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, and Deportation

kalaser's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

laynerinke's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail