Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Carrie by Stephen King

144 reviews

scip's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Sexual content, Death, Sexism, Violence, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Fatphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs

sleepyochre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Genocide, Sexual content, Blood, Sexism, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Car accident

mariana_ct08's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Gore, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Death

vsalvv's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

miacorkum's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

juliafritz's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A

4.0

Amaizing writing. Perfect if you like horror and gore. I just love King's way of explaining relationships and conflicts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Gore, Gaslighting, Violence, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

kay_ne's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

Not really sure what I was getting myself into other than girl with powers seeks revenge. 

Book turned out to be a much easier read than The Shining. Having chapters would have been easier for me imo to keep pace instead of stopping before/after an article or excerpt or a line break.

Ending was okay -

bruh he tied it back to periods bc of how the first chapter started 💀

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I tried to list the content warnings as best as I could - some may be incorrect.

what is up with SK and boobs bruh .-.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Miscarriage, and Fire/Fire injury

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Animal death, Violence, Body shaming, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Antisemitism

kimberleysreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Death, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Violence

suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Having seen both movies, I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when reading the book. I think the most interesting aspect of reading the book is its loos epistolary form, which I thought, meshed with personal interjections, made for an overall appealing story. That being said, I think King's writing dragged on at times and made it hard to get through. On top of that, the light antisemitism and racism (and his overall descriptions of women) left me feeling quite uncomfy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Fatphobia, and Blood