Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel by Stephen King

17 reviews

leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

littlelili1320's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I went into this knowing very little & I was not prepared for cajun prison Ratatouille or to have any feeling of joy completely obliterated. I struggle to review some of King's books because they're overall fantastic but there's issues such as race & misogyny that aren't handled as well as they could have been. However, are they handled as well as an old white man who grew up in a state with like one black person could handle them? Probably. In his books I've read with black characters in them it's evident that he carries some white guilt & tries to be antiracist, but due to his background he tends to rely on tropes. He also wants to make things "realistic" when it comes to small town life & how awful people can be, but that can lead to slurs & the like which may be unpleasant or triggering.  I have to knock off half a star when his books are like this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Alcohol

paulrichard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

ilmariel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sexualedward's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death and Racial slurs

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Police brutality, Stalking, and Alcohol

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Rape, and Terminal illness