Reviews tagging 'Death'

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

87 reviews

javafenn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This is very different from what I expected of Stephen King and I loved it!! I enjoyed the little bits of fairy tale lore laced throughout the story and the dollops of King’s world mentioned too. It was a fun story to listen to and a great twist on fairy tales in a very Stephen King way! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, Violence, Animal cruelty, Gore, Animal death, Cursing, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Violence, War, Gore, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

franzis's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Torture

mscalls's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Alcohol, Grief, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Kidnapping, Vomit, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Torture, Murder, and Physical abuse

ktdakotareads'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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, War, Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Addiction, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Torture, Bullying, Confinement, and Gore

jourdanicus's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Just a tale of a boy and his dog 🥹

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Grief

catjstani's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Torture, and Alcoholism

tiffyd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood

xiggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Car accident, Medical content, Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, and Torture

katiewhocanread's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, and Car accident