Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Cujo by Stephen King

49 reviews

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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? No

3.75

This is a linear story of one event happening after another. There’s very little character development and the relationships are all superficial. There’s tragedy and no real levity. So I find myself wondering why I liked this book, and I realized it’s because it's a plausible book. This could happen anywhere. Please be responsible pet owners and get your pets up to date on all their shots and whatnots!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

essiie's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

My first King novel. I'm quite disappointed. It wasn't really scary at all, plus there was almost no effort to create tension. Very crass writing and language, plus everyone is urinating all the time? Wtf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Excrement, Vomit, and Alcohol

kaylad31's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Fairly fast-paced for a Stephen King book. Not my favorite of his but still couldn’t put it down for the last 150 pages. Certainly as sad as it is scary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sal's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Blood

mrscorytee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder

molars's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I’ve literally never been so distressed over the “monster” in a story. Cujo :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Gore, and Terminal illness

dadcalves's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Gore

Moderate: Racial slurs

dimeryrene's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This is a sloooooow burn. Cujo is hardly on the page, probably less than 10% of the book is devoted to horror, blood, and gore. It's much more about the relationships between two mothers and their sons, two wives and their husbands, a few coworkers, and a few friends. It's very character-based and is entered on a few people just living their lives. A freak accident does happen with Cujo contracting rabies, and there is perhaps something more (spooky) going on with him, but he doesn't seem to be the point of the book despite the title. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Blood