Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Shining by Stephen King

19 reviews

broderick's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It was unnerving and exciting, but the dialogue fell flat a few times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Drug use

Minor: Mental illness

renlheffernan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and War

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

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

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

booksbutmakeitgay's review

medium-paced

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

1.5

For me it was really, the blatant racism and use of the n word, the misogyny, the toxic masculinity, it was just yucky. Also the story was kind of meh and it wasn’t even scary.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood

kylajaynebooks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, and Racism

Minor: Grief

kristenm's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use and Misogyny