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bwoo's review against another edition
Graphic: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia
bookbelle5_17's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
jakobvongunten's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, and Racism
Minor: Pedophilia
_penny_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
gwimo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
What gets me though, is King's use of a certain n-word. Since I normally don't read books by him, I never realized how freely he used - or still uses (like I said, he isn't an author I read often) - the word. Hearing Matthew Broderick reading it somehow made it worse for me. I guess someone could tell me that the stories were a product of their time, but most of them are about as old as I am. Doesn't make it right, does it?
"The Raft" is a personal favorite of mine, strictly because of its adaptation featured in one of the Creepshow movies, I believe the second one. It never occurred to me, though it should have, that it was written by Stephen King. This is my first "read" of the short story, and it will probably be something I revisit in the near future as I own a copy of the collection.
"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" is another story I want to revisit because the narrator's voice sort of made me want to snooze. Just wasn't feeling it, but the concept of the story seems interesting.
"The Monkey" is another favorite of mine, because I remember seeing the cover as a child and being both frightened and intrigued by the book. Funnily enough, that seemed to be its purpose. Matthew Broderick gave a wonderful presentation of the story - racist language aside, obviously - but I've been in love with the man since I can remember so I might be a little bias.
I put the next review as a spoiler because, I don't know. It might be considered one by most people.
Graphic: Misogyny and Racial slurs