Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

53 reviews

eliasiexil's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lucual20's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

yellowpurple500's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The scariest king book I've read so far. I genuinely had a jump scare at one point. If you find real life situations scarier than things like monsters, this is the horror story for you.

There are no chapters. Just one long story as told from the narrator in one sitting. This added so much to the story. It felt like I was right there in the room. The accents are shown through stylistic spelling choices which also adding to this as you read the whole book from this perspective. 

This book is going to linger with me for awhile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

venusdapoopiehead's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

absolutely devoured this book tbh. i loved the complexity of dolores character and understanding her motives and why she did the things she did-and how despite what she did, she did it for love, for her children, because she’s simply just a mother trying her best, who wants nothing but the absolute best for her kids. would i consider her a monster? no, moreso just a misunderstood mother trying to reclaim her agency and fight against the injustice inflicted upon her and her kids. but most importantly, she’s human. a flawed human, but nonetheless a human we can all somewhat relate to in a way.

fair warning though, this book isn’t for everyone. there’s no chapters and the writing is just a stream of consciousness, with a thick southern accent throughout. there’s also some dark subjects (obviously because it’s horror) discussed-so make sure to check out content warnings. but if you’re fine with all that, then this might be the book for you.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

bythunder's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Excrement, and Murder

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bernard_black's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexual content

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark fast-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? Yes

4.0

This was told as a single, 300 page long stream of consciousness narrative, which I find can be really hit or miss. In this case, it was well done, Dolores was an interesting and surprisingly sympathetic character and the story kept me guessing the whole time. It took a little bit to wrap my head around the style and the writing, but this felt so different than most of what I've read from King that I really enjoyed reading it. I'm also glad that I wasn't just making stuff up when I was picturing Kathy Bates as Dolores the whole time. I thought that I might have just been mixing this up with <i> Misery </i>, but it turns out she played the lead in both movies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Incest, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

trisjt's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Incest, Racial slurs, and Dementia

gishersweet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, and Murder