Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Waste Lands by Stephen King

9 reviews

shellballenger's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

4.0

Type of read: Commuter Read.

What made me pick it up: Stephen King is a regular on my TBR and it's always been a goal of mine to read The Dark Tower series in completion.

Overall rating: I very much appreciate that each book in the series has had a bit of a recap at the beginning. It's nice to get the refresher and be in the right mindset as you dive back into the world of Roland. 'The Waste Lands' is a trip. You get to dive more into the character development of Jake and Eddie, specifically, I feel like we get an idea of who Eddie is as an individual and how he and his experiences are important to the weary band of travelers that has become a broken but strong gunslinger family. We also learn more about our world's interconnectedness and how Ka comes into play. Here's the thing I love about King, he makes you think. You will literally read a page that will be the most bonkers dialogue and scene building, turn the page, and sit there and be like 'huh, yeah, I guess that does make sense, but what if the lobstrositites....' and legitimately think that it's normal and sane. I do think there's quite a bit of filler in 'The Waste Lands' but it's necessary filler to get to that next step in the story. Definitely not mad and definitely looking forward to the next adventure in the next book.

Reader's Note: If you're familiar with King's writing, 'The Waste Lands' is very much in his normal vein of vulgarity. I read this as a paperback that I owned and my extended reading time is an indication of my overzealousness with library books and battling return due dates, not my interest in the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy

sabripolin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

beytwice's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Rape

oozyschmoozy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

maclunkeyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

This book is so incredibly well written and enjoyable. It had me feeling tense whenever I had it open, and itching to pick it back up the second I put it down.

The world King created in this series is so uniquely weird, and endlessly dark, but he brings little moments of light and reminders of the characters' humanity to balance it out (Oy is definitely a highlight of this book for me).

Can't wait to pick up Part IV and continue the adventure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

margrethe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

luciawolfie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse