Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Shining by Stephen King

157 reviews

ryankaybee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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

ellagewerwhite's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

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

readwithkel'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really loved this book - even better than the movie. 

The characters felt so much more well-rounded, and even though the book was LONG it didn’t drag on. 

The audiobook was AMAZING. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

milohno's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

pixelpigeon's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Don't let the page count scare you. There are much scarier things in this book. You'll be terrified yet unable to put the book down, much like the way The Overlook enthralls its guests.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kleaf's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

charcoal's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A ton of interesting metaphors and symbolism about the chain of abuse that wrap very satisfyingly into a cataclysmic finish! Unreliable narrators are my weak spot and The Shining delivered! This was an excellent read if you have a long while to sit down and consider all at once, but with all SK is quite a hassle to get through until the last quarter or so. Definitely worth the wait. My largest criticism and what made it hardest to get through smoothly is his lack of ability to write any character other than a white man- the rest of the cast was very lacking. All in all, a very satisfying read when put all together, with genius symbolism placed throughout

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Alcohol

vivireads99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail