Reviews tagging 'Blood'

L'uomo in fuga by Stephen King, Richard Bachman

10 reviews

nadia's review against another edition

tense medium-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

3.0

I spent a lot of this book bored and not caring about the main character at all...I still didn't really care about him come the end but I was more intrigued and curious to see how it all unfolded!

Also, obviously not a fan of the racial slurs used at all!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Homophobia

ro_lux's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Police brutality, Classism, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

kenpachi's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

4.0

Ich habe mir das Buch aufgrund der Prämisse gekauft und habe etwas anderes erwartet. Trotzdem würde ich nicht enttäuscht und die Umsetzung hat mit sehr gut gefallen. Ich habe gehofft, dass der Protagonist ein wenig mehr character development durchmacht als es der Fall war. All in all war die Geschichte sehr spannend aber mit genug downtime um Luft zu holen. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Racial slurs

hayleymorrison's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I was conflicted with this book. The way that King describes women is challenging. Is the author projecting his world onto the reader or is he attempting to submerse us into the mind of someone who sees women from Richards’ perspective? Maybe both is the answer. I just wish the women characters were more hashed out, I guess. Someone to sympathize and not pity. 

Moving on past my mini rant, the story immediately places the reader into the lowest of low classes - introducing Richards - a solid character rooted in his own beliefs and only wanting to help his family. King takes you on a whirlwind of a chase, leaving the reader flipping through the short chapters begging to see what happens next. The futuristic scene gives us a glimpse into the harrowing potential forecast of what may come to our society.  And it all ends spectacularly. I would recommend this book for the plot alone. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Grief, Sexual content, Sexism, Classism, Murder, Child death, Addiction, Infertility, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Suicide, Gun violence, Car accident, Blood, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape and Infidelity

pointvirgule's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Murder, Police brutality, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Classism and Cursing

_mack_jack_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

if it weren’t for the racism, homophobia, and misogyny this book would get 5 stars

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, War, Infertility, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Moderate: Vomit and Rape

katenovah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, and Racial slurs

maxlexn02's review against another edition

dark tense

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, and Car accident

zoebill96's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? No

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Violence

This book is essentially “hunted” but more extreme. As always I love Stephen king, he always manages to keep me engrossed in the story and he is a magnificent story teller. I appreciate that this book was written in the 1980’s but there was just no need for the amount of racist remarks made - completely ruined the book for me as it didn’t add any depth to the story line at all. I did love the twist at the very end though, I shouldn’t have expected it to be predictable but I was lulled into a false sense of predictions and he did a full 360 on me. I also felt very unnerved about how it was written in 1983, but set in 2025 and referring to the past being 2020/2002/1997 - the world I am literally living in now - mind = blown

unclexan's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Cursing, Gore, and Gun violence