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The Body by Stephen King

21 reviews

brennsteez's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, and Vomit

februaries's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs

aimeenotpond's review against another edition

adventurous reflective

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

maybe_perhaps's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs

tytrack99's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

I give it 5 bc its my favorite movie, but definitely an instance where 1. the movie is better 2. you should see the movie first. just my opinion bc im not a hug king fan. rob riener made this book 1000x better and king was even thoroughly impressed w his rendition <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs and Fire/Fire injury

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

laverlately's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming and Racial slurs

taviarz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.75

The movie has been a favorite of mine for years. The story is pretty much the same but I found the book to be incredibly reflective which added even more depth to the story. A sad and charming story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

srm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the first time I've read this book since I started writing myself, and man, it just hots all the harder now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Blood, and Grief