Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Waste Lands by Stephen King

20 reviews

marleens's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

After the very confusing first book (which I will for sure reread at the very end), this series keeps getting better and better for me. I loved some of the new developments in this third book, and I liked the fact that we were in “our world” for part of the book again. Lots of little connections between the different worlds and events (and with different King books as well), and I’m sure I’m not even getting half of them. The end was a bit abrupt but I didn’t really mind that. No idea where the journey of our ka-tet is going next but I’m here for the ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pregnancy

abernathy_33's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

steven_v's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy

sabripolin's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

oozyschmoozy's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse

raginsagein's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

lvl52_grant's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I remember finding this one slow as a teenager, but I greatly enjoyed it this time around. The Ka-tet is now fully formed and I feel like I'm among friends again. All the different worlds, adventures, and characters are endlessly fun and scary, and I'm excited by the chance to see why Blaine is a Pain once again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Racism