Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Different Seasons by Stephen King

17 reviews

cate_with_a_c's review against another edition

3.0

Not really impressed by this set of Novellas but the Body had some good parts to it. 
My main critique is that in Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, the way Andy is revealed to be Black is really bad. The story itself is 113 pages and on page 100 Red (who is white Irish guy) says Andy was a good n word. 
I’ve read a lot of King and he is not afraid to use slurs especially for certain time periods when it’s more accepted but wow it looks like he really just wanted to use it right before the story wrapped up. It added nothing to the novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Violence

uhm_kai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

nice and spooky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

yasmin_raev's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Medical content, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Racial slurs

kmolson29's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Antisemitism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Abortion, and Alcohol

grace_machine's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gore

avasweet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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? No

5.0

This is the first Stephen King I've ever read, and I thought it was a great introduction to his work! All four stories are gripping and dark, underpinned by a deeply human sense of emotion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Rape and Antisemitism

The biggest TW I would say, besides gore for the whole book obviously, is in the story Apt Pupil, which has some rape mentions and a theme of antisemitism.