Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Insomnia by Stephen King

3 reviews

lugosi147's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

For a Stephen King book that is a Dark Tower book in all but name, it’s shockingly diverse, and the amount of inappropriate boners and sexual moments is under 10 (popping a boner at the nice neighbour giving you a hug is about as bad as it gets) which for a King book? That’s a miracle in itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

-Does the dog die? Yes. -No sexual assault or sex scenes, erections are described -Abortion is the centre of the story, from the view point of a 70 year old man. He never expresses an opinion but wishes everyone wouldn’t “be so shrill” about it. Narrative leans towards pro-choice, but is very nuanced with the different discussions characters have about the subject. This was published the same year (1993) that Maine (King’s state) passed a law that legalised abortions.

emmiemopho's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I was pleasantly surprised with this book. This one lacked the racism and misogyny that is prevalently found in SK’s books. It also lacked the “man explains sex/the feel of a woman” that is often found in his stories as well. This is all good news for me and I allowed me to thoroughly enjoy the story without being annoying towards Stephen. Here are my notes from during the read:  “Whoremaster” -was his go-to in Bag of Bones too. 

The name “Mike”  *might* be Stephen’s go to name for himself. Too soon to know if this is a repeat for him. 

Didn’t get cringed out until page 358. The book was going really well. Why does a conversation with his best friend have to get him horny??? 

Pg. 741 “ Ralph stuck the sneaker into back pocket and shook his head.” Is his back pocket big enough for that? That’s kind of an odd idea even to have a shoe in your pocket? 

Enjoyed SK for including his start and end date for writing the book. 3 years to write. ~1 year to publish. 

Overall this book was a good read. The story was interesting and as a reader was constantly wanting Ralph to stay in the long timers world just to continue to see everything hidden. It was neat. Recommend the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Self harm, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

This revolves around abortion causes and pro-lifers.

jessi_lou95's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Abortion

Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail