Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Outsider by Stephen King

3 reviews

tristemono's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

katiewhocanread's review against another edition

dark medium-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Police brutality, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Vomit, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury

anitaxlit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

This was a fun, gripping, fast-paced read. Seeing the premise I thought it would be scarier, but bar a couple scenes — which were terrifying albeit brief — the novel was more a thriller than horror lit.

Kings' ability for strong characterisation shines here, and I was surprised by how likeable most characters are. It had great writing all throughout, and an emotional ending that caught me unawares.

This might not be the best King novel, but I really, <i>really</i> enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder