Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Shining by Stephen King

5 reviews

pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, and Cannibalism

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

5.0

A well crafted novel. They aren’t made quite like this anymore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Slavery, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and War

annikw's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

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

mark5327'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

4.0

Some of King's best overall writing, love the topiary, the sound of crunching and falling snow, party favors tumbling out of the elevator, plot summaries of Jack's short stories and play, the long narratives of past experiences and traumas. The Dick Hallorann chapters are fantastic. So unsettling and memorable, until it kind of just ends? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cannibalism and Car accident