Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Friedhof der Kuscheltiere by Stephen King

91 reviews

drkng31's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

garinatorsch55's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

I am still a bit of a novice when it comes to reading horror books, but I felt genuinely uneasy and frightened reading this book.  Wow, what an introduction to the Stephen King horror-verse for me.

I have kind of strayed away from horror in my quest of storytelling because a lot of my experience with the genre was more unrealistic tales where I was not really caring about the characters, which led me to feeling like the genre was just ridiculous, not scary.  This book has definitely shown me what horror should really be.  A cast of characters you can identify with, the circumstances you can relate to, and a "plausible" belief of the horror they experience.  There is a reason King notes in the foreword that he almost always references this book as one of his scariest stories.

The main character has a drive to keep everyone safe and also (being a doctor) feels the need to revitalize anyone in distress.  And when death comes knockin', the grief from his perceived failure drives him to take advantage of the horror he knows holds a big risk to his family.  This story really flips the outlook of "we take life for granted" to "we take death for granted".

My only complaints are that the book uses a bit of cultural appropriation using

a Native American burial ground as the setting for pets and people to be resurrected.  Also, the fact that Jud just outright shows Louis the burial ground ultimately leading to the demise of the ending.  I know the narrative kind of makes it so Jud didn't have control (except he still kind of does have control?).  I felt Jud's intentions were pretty confusing to understand, which may have been the point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Cultural appropriation

jinnsan's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

calamity_114's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child death, Death, Gore, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

devonsonnessa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

This book started off really good, had me hooked from the introduction. However, as the book went on, it was way too wordy and so many parts were dragged on. I felt like it was a lot of build up for nothing to even really happen at the end. The ending absolutely sucked. Movie>>>>book. And I never say that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

jenivere's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

gizley0420's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Dementia, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Excellent writing and pacing. I loved this one. The descriptions were so vivid and engaging I found myself completely wrapped up in it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol

vorticella's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

This my first real horror book and it was terrifying but I loved it and want more. That small town vibe with dark secrets delving into the supernatural was so gripping. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

truckasaurusb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury