Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Body by Stephen King

13 reviews

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

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

lagaialettrice's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Blood, and Grief

booplesnoot_'s review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Deeply nostalgic in a somewhat happy way, but more so in a reflective, mournful way. A coming of age story where the threshold between adolescence and manhood is explored. There is something to be said and discourse to be had about the idea that they were walking towards a dead body. In a figurative way, they were all walking towards death. I would have to read it again to really pick up on some of the deeper themes, but I defs vibe with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Cursing

Minor: Racial slurs

samugranjo's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Forced institutionalization, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rrsilel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I love this story so, so much. 
A good-written, and - for me - nostalgic read from when I saw the movie a few years back. And I have to say, the movie did a phenomenal job. This might be the first film-adaptation ever that really translated the book to an equally good movie. This coming-of-age story is unlike others I've read, but in its simplicity a touching story came through. 
Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

aimeenotpond's review against another edition

adventurous reflective

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

taviarz's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

The movie has been a favorite of mine for years. The story is pretty much the same but I found the book to be incredibly reflective which added even more depth to the story. A sad and charming story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury