Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Misery by Stephen King

41 reviews

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

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Animal death, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Car accident

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Racial slurs, Excrement, Alcohol, Racism, Misogyny, Vomit, and Antisemitism

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Torture

nicekweenreads's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

The most terrifying book I have read in a long, long time. I had to put it down several times because it was so tense. Annie Wilkes is the scariest character in any horror I have read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Torture, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Excrement, Fatphobia, Death, Rape, Gaslighting, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Eating disorder, Car accident, Vomit, Sexism, Murder, Racism, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Death of parent, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Gun violence

mikeroderique's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Blood, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Addiction, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Car accident, and Alcoholism

Minor: Cursing, Self harm, Racism, Rape, and Stalking

missdrmuffin's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Addiction, Body horror, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

ashthecryptid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Body horror, Sexism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Car accident, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Torture, and Murder

mickraine'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Torture, Alcoholism, Child death, Kidnapping, Addiction, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Car accident, Alcohol, Gore, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, and Body shaming

Minor: Racism and Rape

ashwatever98's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Torture, Car accident, Murder, and Physical abuse

This book is absolutely terrifying. It reminds us that even humans can become monsters themselves. This book is not for the faint of heart.