Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Shining by Stephen King

53 reviews

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual content

hellscape_princess's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Racial slurs

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