Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Body by Stephen King

21 reviews

kylebook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Child death and Homophobia

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

gethiggiewithit's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

This book is definitely a product of its time. The amount of unnecessary slurs threw me off, and nothing much happens besides a pessimistic view of friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Racial slurs

Minor: Child death

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

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

naliyah's review

emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Minor: Homophobia and 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