Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Carrie by Stephen King

85 reviews

mariana_ct08's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

juliafritz's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A

4.0

Amaizing writing. Perfect if you like horror and gore. I just love King's way of explaining relationships and conflicts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kimberleysreading's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Having seen both movies, I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when reading the book. I think the most interesting aspect of reading the book is its loos epistolary form, which I thought, meshed with personal interjections, made for an overall appealing story. That being said, I think King's writing dragged on at times and made it hard to get through. On top of that, the light antisemitism and racism (and his overall descriptions of women) left me feeling quite uncomfy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

anthony_b1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, and Blood

weepingstones's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

ashleythebard's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Stephen really had me in the first half where I was like “wow! only one n word I think is pretty impressive for him!” Then we get to Norma’s article. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs

remuslibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, and Antisemitism

ayereads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? No

4.5

Stephen really delivered in his first ever novel.

Sissy Spacek's narration absolutely blew my mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Blood