Reviews tagging 'Death'

Gwendys Wunschkasten by Stephen King, Richard Chizmar, Ulrich Blumenbach

10 reviews

cc_shelflove's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

You never should have fucked with the Queen of the Button Box.

I was feeling like I needed some King in my life and this delivered. Twelve-year-old Gwendy has been bullied and beaten down. Along comes a man wearing a black bowler hat to save the day. He gives Gwendy a button box with eight small buttons of top—light green representing Asia, dark green: Africa, orange: Europe, yellow: Australia, blue: North America, and violet: South America. The red and black buttons are somewhat of a mystery. What do the buttons actually do and how can Gwendy use them to her advantage? A bingeable yet unconventional coming-of-age story set in the chilling town of Castle Rock. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

innae's review against another edition

fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

An enjoyable novella.  I noticed sone trademark King-isms, and the plot is one visited many times in the world of sci-fi and horror.   The questions of what would you do always seem to come up, so I imagine the button trope will continue its popularity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, and Death

skysbooknook's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Dysphoria, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide

tarynosaurus's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual harassment, Death, and Grief

avrorae's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Rape

Minor: Suicide and Sexual assault

emmaopaline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

livelaughomo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

pastel_princess's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Death, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Rape and Alcoholism

j_emerson18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.75

Honestly I'm super impressed with the complexity of such a short book. It was absolutely captivating and I found myself much sadder than I thought I'd be when it finished. Would 100% read this again in the future. Perfect mix of horror, teen angst/growth, complex decisions and human error. Loved the time skips as well, made the story flow naturally and kept the reader (myself) on the edge of my seat waiting to see what she did next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Cursing

pea's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fatphobia

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism