Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Thinner by Stephen King

11 reviews

kirby95's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

ripxw's review against another edition

This book is miserable AND boring AND outdated 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia and Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide

ubisunt's review against another edition

dark funny medium-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

3.5

I enjoyed the book but in the end I feel like the ending was more or less what I expected, but without really emphasizing the horror of it.

Spoiler

the fact that, in the end, his curse comes back on his daughter makes sense to a reader because we recognize it would be the worst outcome for him (it is indeed a horror book), but I love when that's foreshadowed throughout the book and builds up the dread. In this case I feel like it all came at the end, and we see the futility of his entire journey, but imo it doesn't emphasize the dread. <spoilers/>
Overall I did enjoy the book as a fun/interesting King horror novel, but it's not my favorite and I don't think I'll find myself thinking of it frequently in the time to come.

Also, though this may be clear from the description, the book casually uses a racial slur to refer to the Romani people. Reading it in 2023 I found it a little uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

perth_is's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

So this wasn’t the greatest Stephen King book I’ve read, however there are really good elements to this book. I’d love to see more books that follow this idea because it is very incredible. Anyways, I wrote this instead of sleeping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Car accident, Violence, Murder, Death, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Racism, Alcohol, Drug use, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse

virgoblin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Cancer, Hate crime, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Eating disorder, Medical content, and Racial slurs

i hated this book!! this is going to be my last stephen king read, that man cannot keep himself from writing the N word in his books. also contains frequent usage of a slur against Romani people and depicts them as evil. lots of fatphobia inherent in this book and concept (which i knew going in)

rachelleblanc__'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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: Eating disorder and Racial slurs

cmaples's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Body horror, Xenophobia, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Suicide and Drug abuse

isobelvaisanen's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Eating disorder

bradiehilliard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Gore, Xenophobia, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, and Death

judereadsalot's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

My spouse is a huge Stephen King fan. They picked this as one of their read-alouds to our teenager. I wasn't a huge fan and I think the premise is why: A man gets cursed by someone the book refers to as a "gypsy." I find the use of "gypsy" or "gypsies" offensive: the term is a slur and the Roma people have been trying to shed some negative stereotypes pretty much forever. So the whole premise of the book was frustrating to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence