Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Outsider by Stephen King

31 reviews

stardustvein's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Sexual violence, Cursing, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Animal death

jossywright's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Takes an unusual turn which you will either love or hate 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cancer, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Gore, Blood, Grief, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

theimposter's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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, Child abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Grief, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Torture, Cancer, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

booking_along's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Addiction, Death, Blood, Grief, and Racial slurs

atomistic01's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, and Death of parent

tiernanhunter's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cancer, Murder, Police brutality, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Racial slurs, and Vomit

icieri's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Animal death, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gore, Rape, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Addiction, Gun violence, and Murder

loserhippo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

It’s a very good book! It’s intense but the scariest things are physiological which is the best part. It’s a very good who or what the hell did it book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Child death

In the beginning their is a lot of graphic description of a gruesome attack/ assault and murder of a child as a police case and it is most of those triggers there is a lot of death in this book and a suicide so please if those bug you pick a different book watch out for your mental <3

chloevienna's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

i had fun with this book, but didn’t find it to be anything incredible. the only other king i’ve read is the girl who loved tom gordon, and i thought that was far superior. this had some eerie descriptions, but nothing ever truly scared me or got under my skin like i hoped it would when i started this book. i enjoyed the characters and core ideas, but feel this had too much going on for its own good; it was somewhat convoluted and hard to follow at times. it was a fairly easy read and i enjoyed the experience, but i can’t say i’d confidently recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Animal death

lpdx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit