Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Needful Things by Stephen King

27 reviews

caspian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Drug use, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

jinnsan'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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Suicide

catriona176's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

This one’s particularly bleak 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Car accident

ssdgm91's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

This was my first Stephen King book and it did not make me a fan. His thoughts seem disorganized like he just dumped out all his thoughts and published it without editing. It’s jammed packed with triggering content of pretty much every kind for seemingly no reason other than shock value. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy

daniquevdijk_'s review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Racism, Car accident, and Alcohol

kerryamber's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, and Car accident

seeker42's review against another edition

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Car accident, and Pregnancy

wondawilson's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Misogyny

Minor: Pedophilia

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail