Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Misery by Stephen King

168 reviews

sfranklinwriting's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

4.0

Gruesome and full of psychopathy, an absolute twister and a story that maintains its sense of terror throughout. Annie’s mental unraveling peeling away simultaneously with Paul’s hope of actually living is displayed well. King is truly the king of descriptors…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

nuii's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

My 1st Stephen King's book n I like it.
It feels fast-paced in an overall medium-paced setting(?). Probably because you feel tense all the time with nerve and anticipation. It gets real dark too (so vivid!) and at many points I had to sit up reading because it got too uneasy(in a good way, i guess) to be lying down, cozy in bed. 

I highly recommend the audiobook read by Lindsay Crouse, she did a phenomenal job bringing the story, and characters (esp. Annie) to live! Got all sort of chills listening to her narration as I read along and it made the whole experience even more enganging! 11/10!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

smolhandsdan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Abandonment

slaywithsteph's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Car accident, and Dysphoria

Moderate talk of death of infants, killing of infants

alfric_godflay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This was my first Stephen King book, and it made me a lifetime fan. This book was so suspenseful that I was glued to it. I started reading it in study hall during my senior year and study hall quickly became “Misery” time. I LOVE this book. The antagonist is so twisted, this book will have you cringing in your seat. And the protagonist will have your heart racing and yelling “GO GO GO!”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

rat_leoo's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

tilde_c_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Self harm

pages_in_the_dark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism

alliluh's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

god this was so creepy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism

bella613's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

This was my first Stephen King novel (although I have seen some other movie adaptations) and… wow. Very well written. As hard as is it to listen to in some parts, it is definitely worth the read (or listen) and did not disappoint. I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who likes the horror genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence