Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

43 reviews

gabbyeleene's review against another edition

adventurous 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

1.0

I DNF’d this book once before and was determined to finish it this time. I have absolutely no idea what I read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Gun violence

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia and Rape

steven_v's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

matthewosborne's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Different from any other Stephen king book I’ve read with shades of Eyes of the Dragon and the Talisman.

At times a little hard to follow but an oddly addictive read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

barefootsierra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Incest, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

meraru's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child death, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

erin_codes's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

3.5

The book is slow and the writing is indicative of a freshman author, not bad but not good. But it was an easy read. I was able to read it within a week, and I’m a slow reader. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Rape, and Abandonment

celey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Well written, hauntingly strange, dreamlike high fantasy with a grounded touch. Explores the dark side of a world that’s dying, or perhaps already dead. Confusing and hard to follow sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Rape

brogancha's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

raginsagein's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

1.5

First real foray into Stephen King, and I wasn’t terribly impressed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture