Reviews tagging 'War'

The Gunslinger by Stephen King

4 reviews

rehssingh's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and War

axeltheredpanda's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

Overall a very good book! I found it a little challenging to read (very flowery text) but that’s likely due to me only reading one book in the last ten years and only just coming back to reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

vermispore's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense fast-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

4.25

A really good book if you like Stephan King and can tolerate high fantasy that doesn't explain much right away. Well written and a fun read, but its the kind of book you love or hate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

diegor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

Sarà molto probabile che dovrò tornare sui miei passi per cambiare il voto che sto dando in questo momento al primo capitolo de La Torre Nera. Da non lettore di King il libro si è subito presentato come molto impegnativo da leggere e comprendere, di sicuro non è una di quelle letture che prende per mano e cerca di spiegare quanto più possibile in modo chiaro e cristallino.

Passato questo scoglio iniziale e cambiato approccio alla lettura, lasciarsi trasportare dalla prosa di King diventa immediatamente un’esperienza unica nel suo genere, magari non per tutti, ma certamente indimenticabile per quelli che potrebbero apprezzarla.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War