Reviews tagging 'Rape'

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

117 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I always prefer a linear timeline. So many books go back and forth, and it takes an extra measure of concentration to keep everything straight. So I liked this book right off the bat because it went from point A to point B without any back and forth in between.

I liked the relationships Ben developed along the way, though I was sorry that so many submitted to Barlow. I liked the ending, knowing that there are always going to be (fictionally, anyway) people who take up the mantle to wage war against evil on my behalf.

That said, I wish evil hadn't been personified by an Eastern European. Felt like a metaphor for the chaos brought on by xenophobia (i.e., "They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats." - if you haven't heard this one, Google this quote and it should be self-evident.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

nightmare_maven's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.25

i continue to stand by my thoughts on King: the man can sure write a scary scene, but he is long-winded af.
and the over-sexualization of any feminine characters is 🤢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape

valkyriecain82's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Vomit

kit_kat006's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I was really excited to read this book. I kept it for the spooky season specifically. This was not my frist Stephen King book but unfortunately I struggle a lot with it. The pace is really slow and the description way too long that I lost focus. I never seen a book with this many characters. It was interesting to see the impact of the story on the whole town but sometimes it was just too much. I had to keep check my note to understood who was who and related to whom... Overall the story is good but I never actually wanted to pick it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Car accident

caspian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Minor: Rape

black_cat_iiix's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

pastelhxrmony's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia

read_bransdon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Torture

sharkbooiii766's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, and Car accident

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Suicide

wren_rainbow's review against another edition

4.0

Stephen King  is a wonderful story teller - he can be very drawn out and descriptive which can be annoying for some but it honestly helps the imagery formed in your head. Reading his books is like watching a movie - I can clearly immerse myself in his world (for better or worse). Ben Mears was a bit of a flat character in comparison to the others around him but I can over look that. Looking gears to reading more of Mr. King’s works!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence