Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Misery by Stephen King

178 reviews

bernard_black's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Confinement, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Sexual content

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

jenni_sunderland's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Murder

celina246's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

An SK classic, full of suspense and horror, so I can't complain. His ideas and stories are always fantastic in the world of horror, even if it did include those SK ever-present features that I dislike (i.e. racism which is always unnecessary & adds nothing to the plot, minor mention of rape, rambling, bad jokes). 

Those features plus the fact that it got a bit slow in the middle, so it took me awhile to get through, stop me from giving it a 4 - but once it picked up, it really picked up. I forgive the slowness a bit, because it did help you get in the mindset of what it was like for the main character day by day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape and Vomit

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

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

booksandteatime's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Car accident, Confinement, Kidnapping, Body horror, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, and Violence

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

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

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