Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Shining by Stephen King

52 reviews

alex60517's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Child abuse, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Racism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, Confinement, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Vomit

pachinkohorse's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Racism

haileyeh's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

Honestly? The movie is better.
Maze > Hedge animals
Axe > roque mallet

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Racism, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Fire/Fire injury

arihana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

booonbooon's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

scip's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Racial slurs, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Murder and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit and Self harm

kups's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

There are so many questionable things in this book. The story was wonderful though and very tense, once the story started to pick up it was hard to put down. The racism in the book and the weird sexual instances were so random though. While the racism could be explained as another way that the hotel was evil, it feels unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Addiction, Torture, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Pedophilia and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

rtthalia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Racism, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual content

danibatista's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Murder, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content