Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Shining by Stephen King

47 reviews

bookishchaos'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? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The movie doesn't hold a candle to the book. The slow build up to insanity and the constant feeling that something is "off", was very well written. This is definitely one of my favorite SK books. This also has a sequel called Doctor Sleep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia

scip's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Death, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Self harm

kups's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

There are so many questionable things in this book. The story was wonderful though and very tense, once the story started to pick up it was hard to put down. The racism in the book and the weird sexual instances were so random though. While the racism could be explained as another way that the hotel was evil, it feels unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Addiction, Torture, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Pedophilia and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual content

tygeis02's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Drug use, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

danibatista's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Murder, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content

ashthecryptid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Alcoholism, Murder, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Grief

annaofjesup's review against another edition

dark tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, and Hate crime

uranaishi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexism, Dementia, Grief, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer, Excrement, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Vomit

pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, and Gore

Minor: Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Grief, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit