Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Outsider by Stephen King

9 reviews

booking_along's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Gore, Sexual assault, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Addiction, Death, Blood, Grief, and Racial slurs

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cancer, Murder, Police brutality, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Racial slurs, and Vomit

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide, Kidnapping, Rape, Cancer, Blood, Cursing, Child death, Body horror, Drug use, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Stalking, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

antireading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Was on the edge of my seat until the third act. The first two acts are gripping and impossible to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Gore, Rape, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism and Cancer

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Cannibalism

kimskankwalker's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, Cancer, Child death, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Body horror, Grief, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood, Drug use, Animal death, Dementia, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Vomit

alexalily's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Vomit, Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, and Drug use

mlebarrow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug use

beatt696's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cancer, Death, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, and Violence

Moderate: Dementia, Drug use, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Addiction, and Grief

janeeyre8's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer and Animal death