Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Needful Things by Stephen King

10 reviews

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

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

patrickspen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

ripxreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and 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

hschlecht's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

smithreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Excrement, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Pedophilia, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

btrz7's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

cyanide_latte's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't think I can give a fully comprehensive review of this book at this time, just know that I absolutely loved and adored the story for everything that it was.
Word of caution, as I don't have the energy right now to be able to list <i>all</i> the content and trigger warnings this book contains, I do NOT recommend this as someone's first Stephen King novel. This is extremely heavy and dark, and arguably too much to start with if you want to get into his works. If you've already read a few of his other books, especially any of the others set in the town of Castle Rock, then you should be okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia