Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Misery by Stephen King

167 reviews

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Torture

zoinkie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

moa's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

kups's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

koldglaze's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

The most terrifying book I have read in a long, long time. I had to put it down several times because it was so tense. Annie Wilkes is the scariest character in any horror I have read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Torture, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape

jaimc's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic! I finished this in a day. Annie's character was truly terrifying, and the book had me on edge until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Confinement

jossywright's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Very good descriptive writing of pain which makes you really understand it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Animal death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Excrement, Fatphobia, Death, Rape, Gaslighting, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Eating disorder, Car accident, Vomit, Sexism, Murder, Racism, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Death of parent, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Gun violence

jenklu's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

4.5

Really entertaining, fastest I've read a book in a while. But also extremely dark, Annie is a true embodiment of evil. Some interesting reflections on writing and fame as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Murder, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail