Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Carrie by Stephen King

156 reviews

gethin_burke's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

pikkumarja's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Ensimmäinen Stephen King, jonka olen lukenut (toki myös Kingin esikoisromaani).

Kirja on ehkä eniten ahdistava ja kamala, ja on mahdotonta olla tuntematta myötätuntoa useimpia hahmoja kohtaan. Kirjan tarina on loistava kertomus ulkopuolisuudesta, julmuudesta ja välittämisen merkityksestä. Carrien äiti saa oikeasti raivon heräämään.

Kirja on oikeasti hyvä, mutta ei ehkä ominta genreä. Ja välillä kirjan muoto (sekaisin eri näkökulmia, katkelmia kirjoista ja kuulusteluista) tuntui haastavalta.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Sexual violence

sighclopss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, and Religious bigotry

sparky63's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

rhiannonhoward's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs

blark's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

The most horrifying thing I’ve ever read. The only knock I have is the how the “stream of consciousness” sidebars are written. It totally pulled me out of the story every time. This is a masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

susrutha_sam's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A must read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Religious bigotry

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

This is the first Stephen King book i’ve ever read and I really enjoyed it! I think this is very well deserving of its horror classic title! 

I really liked the vivid descriptions, I could really see the scenes in my head with how they were written. I also really like Carrie as a character, i think she’s really fascinating and i’m a huge fan of books about religious trauma so this was definitely a good choice for me. 

I’m knocking one star from my rating purely for the unnecessary use of the n word, i don’t think that was needed whatsoever and i know this was written in the 70s but still, it wasn’t acceptable then and it isn’t acceptable now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

everybodylovesmadi's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gore

ronaefrati's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual harassment