Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Misery, by Stephen King

122 reviews

vercopaanir'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

Some of the language definitely reflects the fact that this was written in 1985 and it felt kinda weird.  I wouldn’t consider this a scary book, but it’s definitely horrifying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence

emma_newton's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

This book could’ve been 100 pages and I would’ve gotten just as much from it. The writing is very lyrical but it doesn’t need to be. There is no real backstory to justify any of Annie’s actions making her feel more impulsive in a childlike way than scary. Honestly I was either grossed out or bored through the whole book…I have loved thrillers before and I really wanted to like SK but since this is my second try I think maybe I just don’t vibe with his writing🤷🏼‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Torture, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Animal cruelty, Murder, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

theinkdrinker's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Medical content, Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Blood, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

lousnewchapter's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

rex_b20's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Racial slurs

julesfromarvs's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

questa lettura è stata, in un certo senso, piacevole; ho trovato il racconto molto scorrevole e facile da seguire, e mi ha sicuramente tenuta attaccata alle pagine in una maniera assurda, contando i momenti carichi di suspense che ha. è un libro diverso dagli altri due si King che ho letto (The Stand e IT), e avevo il terrore che potesse non piacermi proprio perché, a differenza di quelli, ha solo due personaggi principali, e invece questa cosa non mi ha assolutamente pesato. anzi, trovo che Paul sia interessantissimo da leggere, e come sempre c'è grande attenzione al dettaglio e alla descrizione degli spazi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Animal death

matthewosborne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Spoiler

Who would have thought that a book where a guy sits in a room for over 300 pages could be so compelling?

What a delightfully insane book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Drug use, and Torture

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Cursing, Blood, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Torture, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Vomit

Minor: Animal death and Child death

a_story_in_punk's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Confinement, Car accident, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, and Violence

kendalsbookcase'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mental illness, Torture, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Sexism and Misogyny