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clairebau's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit
perth_is's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
krmreads2024's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Addiction
chsm8's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Racial slurs, Rape, Vomit, and Car accident
tacoker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Blood, and Murder
nneka23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs
emisbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Excrement and Vomit
Minor: Alcoholism and Racial slurs
maratagon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent
coffee_on_the_pages's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
The writing is phenomenal, it shows Paul coming back to himself, then losing himself, then coming back to himself all over again. Perfectly capturing Pauls incredibly fragile mental state. Everything about it from word choice, to sentence structure, to chapter layout was just fantastic. The story within the story of 'Misery's Return' was fascinating escape from the miserable existence Paul was facing and a great coping mechanism used by Paul.
The descriptions in the novel were "so vivid!" multiple times it had be gasping in shock and feeling a little queasy with just how vivid everything was. King painted the scenes so well I felt like I was there watching it happen in real time.
Annie was a fabulous villain. She made me feel genuinely scared for Paul. Such a complex character I truly loved (and hated) every second she came onto the page.
"she may be crazy but she sure aint dumb."
An absolutely brilliant read for my first King book. I will definitely be picking up another soon.
Though this is more of a thriller than a horror it does have some horror elements and graphic descriptions of violence.
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
phantomsparrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Vomit