Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Night Shift by Stephen King

11 reviews

lulublanche368's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Gore and Suicide

perth_is's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

in the first half it was a little boring but after the second half I really liked all the stories. i thought they were all so interesting. my favourites would be Grey Matter, Strawberry Spring, Quitters Inc. and I Know What You Need. but all stories had really good plots!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

svnsn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

What a ride. I really enjoyed this book in all it's weirdness. Each story is very unique, dealing with a great variety of topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction

flavoredowl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder

sappypatheticm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

catriona176's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked the latest stories a lot more than the earlier ones, which seems to mean I particularly like King’s work in the mid to late 70s

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

zone_a3's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

proceduralbob's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

srags's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail