Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Misery by Stephen King

56 reviews

nicekweenreads's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The most terrifying book I have read in a long, long time. I had to put it down several times because it was so tense. Annie Wilkes is the scariest character in any horror I have read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

mikeroderique's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Rape, Self harm, and Stalking

missdrmuffin's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ashthecryptid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mickraine's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, and Vomit

Minor: Racism and Rape

ashwatever98's review against another edition

dark 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: Confinement, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Car accident, and Murder

This book is absolutely terrifying. It reminds us that even humans can become monsters themselves. This book is not for the faint of heart.

2005sfm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

bunny_567's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident

megjayne50's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

Brilliant book, first Stephen King book I have read and I am hooked! Here comes another author obsession! RIP my bank account 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Rape, Self harm, and Vomit