Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Shining by Stephen King

23 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

litliz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Car accident, Death, Blood, Confinement, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, Violence, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident, Racism, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Murder

sarahlopod's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

Minor: Dementia and Vomit

ash_ton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

definite overuse of the n-word for sure. putting that aside (as much as you can), definitely my favorite stephen king book. also different from the movie, which i watched first 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexism, Animal death, Vomit, and Misogyny

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

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

tygeis02's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Drug use, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

phvntom's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, Misogyny, Body horror, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

annaofjesup's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, and Hate crime