Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Shining by Stephen King

27 reviews

charcoal's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

A ton of interesting metaphors and symbolism about the chain of abuse that wrap very satisfyingly into a cataclysmic finish! Unreliable narrators are my weak spot and The Shining delivered! This was an excellent read if you have a long while to sit down and consider all at once, but with all SK is quite a hassle to get through until the last quarter or so. Definitely worth the wait. My largest criticism and what made it hardest to get through smoothly is his lack of ability to write any character other than a white man- the rest of the cast was very lacking. All in all, a very satisfying read when put all together, with genius symbolism placed throughout

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Alcohol

aerospace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book is very well written. That is both a good and a very very bad thing. This book took me 2 months, and I mean that in the best possible way. It at times made me sick to my stomach. The movie did no justice on the trauma that both Danny and Wendy went through. In the movie  it was like a light switch, bam they got there, bam he turned crazy .but no in reality of the slow process of him going insane. And that’s the thing they could even see that “this isn’t my dad it’s the hotel”. I don’t know how people write like this. Would recommend to anyone who can stomach gore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ninah17's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

corleone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

wizardofbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Murder

remy_licked_my_book's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

What a gripping tale of psychological torture meets Stranger Things demons. I loved this story. The characters are so detailed! I had to keep reminding myself that these were not actual people! Maybe it's because I'm a psychiatric nurse, but I wasn't scared of this book in the same way that traditional horror makes me scared. This book made me think and linger on the story long after I had put it down for the day. Throughout the story, I kept reflecting on the psychiatric back story of Jack Torrence and I could understand how someone so broken could come to answer to such a powerful demon like the hotel. All and all, I think another masterpiece from Mr. King. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

leanne's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Vomit