Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Shining by Stephen King

32 reviews

lillyturmel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

i totally understand now why stephen king hates the movie so much. the book shows the true relationships and thoughts behind the characters and shows the progression of jack perfectly. i loved it. this story is about more than a haunted hotel, it’s about the flaws of the human psyche 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

chocola's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

bailee_c's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Vomit

As usual, Stephen King is very weird about stuttering, so watch out for that. No one (as far as I can tell) is actually psychotic, but the content heavily revolves around hallucinations and questioning reality.

corleone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

therowdypi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Alcohol

zacharie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Only thing keeping this book from 5 stars is the excessive use of n-words, as a black person it made me a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, stellar experience, gave me the spooks and kept me awake for an entire night :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty and Car accident

hcats9's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I really really liked this. A dark, honest monster of a book with poignant reflections about the long-lasting impacts of abuse and substance use disorder. I feel like I could keep unfolding this book and discover new ways it explores human psyche and the way love and abuse often come packaged as one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

finn_vibing's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gaslighting

remy_licked_my_book's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

What a gripping tale of psychological torture meets Stranger Things demons. I loved this story. The characters are so detailed! I had to keep reminding myself that these were not actual people! Maybe it's because I'm a psychiatric nurse, but I wasn't scared of this book in the same way that traditional horror makes me scared. This book made me think and linger on the story long after I had put it down for the day. Throughout the story, I kept reflecting on the psychiatric back story of Jack Torrence and I could understand how someone so broken could come to answer to such a powerful demon like the hotel. All and all, I think another masterpiece from Mr. King. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide