Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Sie by Stephen King

78 reviews

sfranklinwriting's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

4.0

Gruesome and full of psychopathy, an absolute twister and a story that maintains its sense of terror throughout. Annie’s mental unraveling peeling away simultaneously with Paul’s hope of actually living is displayed well. King is truly the king of descriptors…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rpywell17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

rat_leoo'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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

tilde_c_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Self harm

bella613's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

This was my first Stephen King novel (although I have seen some other movie adaptations) and… wow. Very well written. As hard as is it to listen to in some parts, it is definitely worth the read (or listen) and did not disappoint. I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who likes the horror genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape and Vomit

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

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

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

mariana_ct08's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

fitbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Self harm and Vomit

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape