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elisabethkatee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
also i can see a little more why king didn’t like kubrick’s adaptation, especially when jack in many ways was a reflection of king himself in his drinking days… that slow descent into madness from a really genuine guy/father just doesn’t show through as much with nicholson, he’s kinda just like mad to begin with. haha idk i’ll have to watch the film again.
kinda hated all the racial slurs but we just close our eyes and pretend we do not see🫠🫣
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
k327's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Racism, and Car accident
arealpageturner's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
ohmseloquent's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, and Blood
breama2022's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
yellow_leaff's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization
irene_addler's review against another edition
2.0
Stephen King, at times, has very strong prose and vivid exposition, but he weakens his own tension with odd breaks in the middle of sentences. They're jarring and while I can see how they would serve the story, it's too often and drew me out of the story.
Then his tendency to go too far into the weird (often concerning nudity--sometimes with children) was also extremely unsettling in a way that didn't feel like it served the book. Unsettling in a way that made me question his decisions as an author, not unsettling in a way they left me creeped out. I even had a scene I loved and felt spooked by ruined by him going too far.
The book also aged very poorly with ample use of the n-word and some other slurs. I don't believe any of the usage was out of a personal racism he felt, but his attempt at writing a Black man while being a bit out of touch. I would be curious to hear a Black person's perspective on it, however.
Women are disproportionately objectified.
Much of the story felt like he didn't know where it was going, particularly in the middle. Luckily, many elements he seeded early were brought together at the end, but other elements sprinkled throughout felt like they could have been foreshadowed better.
He jumps perspectives too much. Some of the ending's tension was lost on me because of that, in fact.
I think a lot could have been cut from this book to create something solid, but it's too long and there are too many moments where the tension is ruined.
Final Verdict: Had I not been reading this for something, I would have DNFed.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Blood
sleepyjohnnie's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs
kdefran117's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail