Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

15 reviews

lillyrose97's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

maddie7217's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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

2.5

There were a lot of sections that contained slurs or used poor writing to make racial stratification the butt of a joke. It felt inappropriate at times given the author’s identity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

imre_karakal's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Incest, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

seraxiel87's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Car accident, and Alcohol

zara89's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail