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abimi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book might be my true first horror read, or at least it feels that way. Other horror books I’ve read were not nearly as terrifying.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, and Suicide
Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Vomit, and Cannibalism
shelfofunread's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and War
_leitmotif_'s review against another edition
writing style and story are so engaging, i get why king has such a rabid fan base…AND NO ONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK.
it is deeply racist and misogynistic to its core. like grossly, blatantly so. casually, ‘i definitely meant to do this/it’s so rooted in me i also didn’t even notice’ so. and it’s not just the relentless use of racial slurs in the dialog, and the description of women’s bodies and gross sexualized pov’s written for some of the female characters, it’s how the Black and brown characters are written and the positionality they take up in the story; covering all bases; from ‘thug’ to ‘magical being’, all as foils to the white characters.
oh, and this book is ALSO riddled with horrible ablism and fatphobia. all around fucking trash.
he wrote this in the 70’s. i get it, people felt REAL free to be super open with their white supremacy and misogyny. perhaps he’s grown? and even if so, where is the rewrite/updated version of this story or the disavowal?
disgusting.
Graphic: Ableism, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual assault
bookish_manda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Rape and Suicide
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexism
glysing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.5
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
tovajohanssonn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Rape and Terminal illness
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
gagereadsstuff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Trafficking, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation
Minor: Abortion
nyxlexica's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Sexism
katie_helf96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
rosereadsalot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic