Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Misery by Stephen King

157 reviews

jguiley's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Torture

Minor: Cursing

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This was terrifying and horrid. The only reason I picked it up is because my goddaughter’s school is putting it on as a play next month, and I wanted to read it first. This is the kind of thing nightmares are made of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Grief, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Murder, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

bookaholic_kp's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Torture, Blood, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

og9879's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Physical abuse, Car accident, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

morganthecarrot's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Moderate: Drug abuse, Blood, Body horror, Addiction, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident and Child death

eleanor_w's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Physical abuse, Car accident, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

jurdek's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Car accident

loverofbooks123's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I don't know know what to say. It was gruesome. It was disgusting. It was miserable. Kept me on the edge of my seat. Definitely a good Halloween read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Murder

shortstackmayor's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Physical abuse

lhodgson26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This was such a disturbing book and even though I'd only seen a few clips of the movie I knew if was going to be a terrifying read which did not disappoint. Its clear that Annie is a deeply troubled women but i never expected the extent that she was and the amount of murders she committed. Paul himself was far from perfect however no one should be subjected to the torture he sustained with the amputation of his foot the tipping point in a very long list. The book was such an uncomfortable read as I really don't like scary movies. I was waiting for a clear ending but im still unsure what the true ending was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse