Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Institute by Stephen King

22 reviews

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

tilde_c_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

g0ryg0bl1n's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

zoebill96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

selenatothemax's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Alcohol

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement and Alcohol

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and War

phoebewong's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

the plot was nice, and the characters were interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

shiv123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Confinement and Cursing