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njcarnevale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
sparky63's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
madmadmaddymad's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
The way Paul has to write on a typewriter with no “n” key really stuck with me. The way the “e” and “t” later fell off the typewriter was so devastating and vivid in my memory. It really goes to show how hopeless this man had become, that writing was his only escape from a messed up situation.
And of course; there’s Annie. Annie is the worst, most hateful villainess in almost any work I can think of. I vividly remember her forcing Paul to burn his book. The disjointed pieces of Misery. And the lawnmower scene.
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Torture, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
dunecello's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction and Vomit
Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
chapters_and_pages's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
ameliac3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
nuii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
It feels fast-paced in an overall medium-paced setting(?). Probably because you feel tense all the time with nerve and anticipation. It gets real dark too (so vivid!) and at many points I had to sit up reading because it got too uneasy(in a good way, i guess) to be lying down, cozy in bed.
I highly recommend the audiobook read by Lindsay Crouse, she did a phenomenal job bringing the story, and characters (esp. Annie) to live! Got all sort of chills listening to her narration as I read along and it made the whole experience even more enganging! 11/10!
Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
smolhandsdan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment
slaywithsteph's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Car accident, and Dysphoria
Moderate talk of death of infants, killing of infantspages_in_the_dark's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Cannibalism