Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Institute by Stephen King

12 reviews

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and War

ging090803's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

Well, well, well... It was something. I took me fooorever to read it. The story is good. Well, the idea of it. Great start, great end. The middle though... It was endless. It's like nothing was happening.   

yeah they were kidnapped and stuff, but nothing was really happening. They were only getting tested infinitely

I have to say that, for a good week, I hardly read the book because I didn't want to keep reading those endless pages/chapters. On the other hand, I didn't give up, and I was surprised by the end. Finally some actions. I can even say it was sad. In conclusion, maybe I won't recommended this book on a daily basis, but I also won't talk sh*t about it. It's really up to the reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder