Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Body by Stephen King

32 reviews

hazardpossum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The stories Stephen King tells are good but his writing style is annoying and slow to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sareed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

macliffe's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I love Stephen King’s character work. There’s not much plot to this book and not even much character development, but just getting to know them and hanging out with them is enjoyable. I wish the Chico story wasn’t in there. It was unnecessary spice. Other than that it’s a very charming story. I think the King’s creative prose puts it a little above the movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Torture

sammymilfort's review

dark funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kerryamber's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

made me laugh, made me cry, chris chambers you will always be famous

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Car accident

mr_d8a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

At least there wasn’t any horror, just gross scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

thomasmagee_'s review

adventurous dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

A book I should have read when I was 17, but glad I’m reading at 27. Glad I haven’t seen the movie, and glad I got out of my hometown. An ode to the fleeting grey area when you change from a kid to a teenager. To middle school friends who never saw each other again. I got arrested the summer after freshman year with a guy that I would’ve died for that I haven’t seen since, and I’m the better for it. A good book that feels more mature that it ought to be, but without the maturity of 11 year olds, it would be nothing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

shelgold's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I wish there was more, I didn’t want it to end. The Body sucked me in from the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, and Violence

danley_jr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse