Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Cujo by Stephen King

38 reviews

smittenforfiction's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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? No

4.0

Re-read April 2024: The first half was a 3-star book, then things started to all come together and I can see the breadcrumbs King had laid. I highly recommend the audiobook narrated by Lorna Raver. What an actress. This book made me angry, tense, and sad. I want to be Donna when I grow up. What a resilient, determined, fearless woman. I'll share a longer review soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Grief

cjconnell's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.5

Following a slow first half, Cujo really picks up towards the end. A well known King novel, the ending leaves a bitter taste in the mouth and a feeling of “what if” so familiar to many of his stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

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

seeker42's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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 death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

kreglow's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

skelleybean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

ryebread225's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

jacob_dion's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Racial slurs