Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Cujo by Stephen King

24 reviews

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mrscorytee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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 cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder

deez_knucles's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Even though this book is knows as the author's most classics, it didn't stand the test of time amazingly. The story starts off veeery slow paced, sometimes you feel like what you are reading is just a waste of time that goes on for pages. But towards the end, the intensity is cranked up at maximum. The final chapters are going to be engraved in my mind for ever.
The characters are pretty forgettable,  Nothing too special about them, but I get the feeling that it was in the author's intentions to make them as human and normal as possible. Completely different from the movie's '83 adaptation, I think it's worth reading for the ending (being one of the most traumatizing of his books)
And because it is after all, part of the classics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Infidelity, and Violence

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

perth_is's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

i didn’t care much for the drama between the people, but I knew it was necessary. I was just bored during those parts. thankfully, Cujo the dog made up for it, everytime it was his perspective.

And the whole part of being stuck in the car was written really well. I was very tense the whole time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

vixenreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

Although it could have used a thorough editor, the theme of pain and trauma being experienced in isolation is still prevalent and Cujo the St. Bernard deserved a better end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Be aware that there are subjects of heat stroke, starvation/dehydration, vandalism, animal violence, rabies, marital dysfunction, and childhood fears addressed.

tygeis02's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

borneagainbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

unaesthetic_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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 cruelty, Child death, and Blood

lizziemarie01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder