Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Different Seasons: Four Novellas by Stephen King

7 reviews

bigleebowski's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

3.25

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption is at least a 4/5, but I was not particularly a fan of the other three stories. And as shocking as this will sound, The Body (Stand by Me film), was quite underwhelming after all the good I heard about it for years. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Body horror

danhinderliter's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Animal death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Hate crime

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

sappypatheticm's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Genocide, Death of parent, Rape, Antisemitism, War, Confinement, Car accident, Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Homophobia

sareena's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racial slurs, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, War, and Confinement

laurendart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty

uhm_kai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

nice and spooky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, and Genocide

fleetfoxes's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

i want to eat every page in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Cursing, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racial slurs and Homophobia