Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Body by Stephen King

7 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

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

underscoresyd's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual content, and Vomit

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

laverlately's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming and Racial slurs

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

dark

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Minor: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and War

the misogyny is there but is clearly stated to be bad in the next chapter. there are multiple ableist, racist, and homophobic slurs in this book.

kowai_mangl's review

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Violence, and Alcohol