Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

It by Stephen King

32 reviews

rtthalia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

danimacuk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

teslis's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.5

Först och främst den här boken tog mig 49 timmar och 30 minuter att läsa! Det är mer timmar än vad en helg är!!

Jag har länge velat lösa just denna bok men varit för rädd för att läsa den. Men i november förra året bestämde jag mig för att göra det. 

Boken hoppa i tid mellan en grupp barn och dem som vuxna. Det var lite svårt att hela tiden hänga med i både karaktärs byten men också tids byten. 

Boken är skriven för ett tag sedan och det märks, den är problematisk på många sätt! Hade därför svårt att läsa i den då jag blev både arg men framförallt obekväm. 

Boken har ungefär fem kvinnliga karaktärer som har namn och är med ett flertal gånger. Dess kvinnor är ofta sexualiserade och förminskade. Vilket jag tyckte var synd då framför allt Beverly som en av huvudrollerna hade kunnat få lysa lite! 

Skulle inte rekommendera boken, den är väldigt lång med flera sidor om historiska saker som är beskrivna i minsta detalj. Jag är glad att jag läste klart den och slipper bära runt på den tegelstenen! 

Den var inte så läskig som jag trodde framförallt i slutet utan mer obehagligt i stunder som ledde upp till det! 

Kommer nog tyvärr inte mössa så långa böcker på ett tag, men är glad att det är gjort!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

ro_lux's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

some_froggish_lad's review against another edition

the novelty of the horror genre wore off, and I was left with a challenge of a 1,300 page book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

snarkandspark's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

maddiemarina's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

i despised this book, which is sad cause i‘m a big fan of the movies. there were many things in this book that were offensive and disgusting. the sewer scene is just one of many examples. besides the offensive stuff the characters weren‘t fleshed out well enough. bill felt like a cringe self-insert, bev had no personality, stan didn‘t say more than fifty lines throughout the whole book, ben was a creep and disgusted me to no end.

for example when he got a b/ner when beverly’s ankle bracelet glistened in the sun? they’re eleven for god’s sake

mike and richie were all right though and eddie carried this book. he was the only genuinely good character and his humor was hilarious. i loved his character development, especially when he stood up to his mom. the turtle thing in the book seemed really cool at first, but in the end it was a major disappointment. the end fights with IT were confusing to read too, especially with the flashbacks thrown in but yeah. i‘m not even gonna talk about the sewer scene cause that was the  most disgusting thing i ever read. the whole book wasn‘t written very well either. i‘m sorry for my harsh words, but i didn‘t enjoy this book at all and i wouldn‘t recommend it. in the end this is only my opinion though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Antisemitism

stuffo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

bluejeepbaby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Excrement, Vomit, and Antisemitism

caseylovett's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia