Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Holly by Stephen King

6 reviews

rferronetti's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

annieisawesome's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I did not expect this book to be so intense. Ive read a few other King novels in the past, but its been a while so the writing was unexpected. 

The plot line was so interesting and kept me going. I didn’t read any of the other books that were adjacent to this one. I’m sure I missed some things, but I didn’t mind much. That doesn’t bother me generally as long as I can still follow the plot. One thing I do have to note is that the over focusing on covid really took me out of the plot. I understand why he wrote covid in, but every time there’d be a part with covid I’d be knocked out of the book and I’d have to put it aside for awhile. Also using covid for the slight amount of plot device felt sloppy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia

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

melloooowww's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

Holly Gibney is once again an interesting character because of her imperfections. The COVID context makes the book enjoyable, with issues raised both in general and concerning the system and the investigation. 
The chapters are disjointed at first, but the dates are always indicated, which helps the reading. The plot is interesting and takes its time without becoming too long, making this book a pleasure to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

zara89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

wednesdayzombie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic