Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

De buitenstaander by Stephen King

35 reviews

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Homophobia, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

soshereads_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Mental illness, Vomit, and Dementia

urreadtome's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Racial slurs and Death of parent

anitaxlit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a fun, gripping, fast-paced read. Seeing the premise I thought it would be scarier, but bar a couple scenes — which were terrifying albeit brief — the novel was more a thriller than horror lit.

Kings' ability for strong characterisation shines here, and I was surprised by how likeable most characters are. It had great writing all throughout, and an emotional ending that caught me unawares.

This might not be the best King novel, but I really, <i>really</i> enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

mackenzievirginia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia