Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Die Arena by Stephen King

10 reviews

braveprincess11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.0

It was… fine. Gratuitously violent, wayyyy too long, and the “reasons” were ridiculous. I have never written a CW list this long, and I hope to god I will never write one this long again.

Stephen King could’ve made a point here, but he threw it all away for some

goddamn fucking aliens

so, overall, the book was just… meh 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

bologknees's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Very cliché. Too long. So many unnecessary details. The ending was a bit of a twist but not satisfactory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Cursing, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Torture

samburkhouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Drug use, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Suicide, Violence, Rape, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Sexual content, Alcohol, Child death, and Car accident

Minor: Vomit and Racial slurs

aesweole's review against another edition

dark tense

5.0

this book kept me on edge the whole time. i absolutely hated the villains, king did a good job making them the most annoying and awful people. it was like i was watching a drama tv show, a fucking emotional rollercoaster. something bad happens to main characters— shit! something good happens to them — phew😮‍💨 i know it’s how it’s supposed to be, but in a lot of cases i just don’t care enough to care about the characters. perhaps, it’s more of a me problem, still. this book is by far my favorite of king’s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Murder, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Vomit

Minor: Child death

anoble17'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Animal death, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Child death, Blood, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexism and Self harm

setaggu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Murder, and Sexual violence

suzylit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Torture, Sexism, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

shrektien's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Kept me on the edge of my mf seat!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Racial slurs, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Bullying

billie1401's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

Over the years I have attempted to read this book multiple times. It’s size always intimidated me and Stephen Kings work can be quite dense. But once your in, your in. 
Jim Rennie may be the best and most infuriating antagonist I’ve ever seen and that’s because he’s so real. In this current climate, egotists like him are everywhere and do cause so much pain- maybe not as much as Jim Rennie manages to inflict. 

What I’m happy about is the focus on human nature,

with less of a focus on the extraterrestrial origins of the dome.

 It is definitely a character-driven book and it benefits from that. 

I didn’t rate it higher just because some scenes I really struggled to get through, and also I wish we saw more of what happened after the dome. But I think I’m just being greedy with that one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Addiction, Suicide, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

mayakinsley'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: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cursing