Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Friedhof der Kuscheltiere by Stephen King

40 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

fallen_angel1002's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A Halloween classic. One of King's strongest works, this supernatural tale deals with the subject of loss and grief and how those things can change someone in ways that no one could expect. With themes of death and grief present throughout, it can at times be hard to get through for some readers, but if horror and the supernatural are your things, then this is definitely one for the TBR list. The length might be intimidating, as a lot of King's works are, but the story is worth it to finish reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic friendship

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

aishwaryajaipuriar's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I was genuinely scared of turning pages of this book. By the time I reached the climax of the book, my head was already spinning because even though you know what is going to happen, you’re not prepared for any of it. 

It’s going to take me a while to get out of this fog that the book has left me with. I completely get why Stephen King also calls this book the most scariest one he’s written. Read it for the build up that this book has in terms of the characters and the plot, because the moment you’re certain about the world that the characters are living in, you’re suddenly thrust into a new world and side of each of them. As much as I wanted to quickly get to the end, I was too much of a chicken to actually turn the pages that quickly.

“The lack of communication gives an indication that your attempts have been thwarted by Mr. King's sinister prose” - my sister messaged me that the moment I told her I’m scared to finish this book now, and now that I’m done reading, I can see the effects of this in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

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

narsere's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism

fausticontrelibros's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

tiaroseshang's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

The concept of the Wendigo and the 'sematary' is great... but the slow and laboured execution and anticlimactic ending really soured this book for me. I had to listen at x1.5 to actually finish it. Meh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol

heatheri's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

Any time I had, I couldn't put it down. A must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder