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nneka23's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Body horror, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Car accident, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Death
Minor: Racial slurs
beaniebabybecca's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Confinement, Blood, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, and Car accident
haleybooks0318's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Outing, Car accident, Mental illness, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, and Death
makeshift_human_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Self harm, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Drug use, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Kidnapping, and Mental illness
Minor: Medical content, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cannibalism, and Racial slurs
maratagon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Vomit, Death of parent, and Car accident
coffee_on_the_pages's review against another edition
- 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
The writing is phenomenal, it shows Paul coming back to himself, then losing himself, then coming back to himself all over again. Perfectly capturing Pauls incredibly fragile mental state. Everything about it from word choice, to sentence structure, to chapter layout was just fantastic. The story within the story of 'Misery's Return' was fascinating escape from the miserable existence Paul was facing and a great coping mechanism used by Paul.
The descriptions in the novel were "so vivid!" multiple times it had be gasping in shock and feeling a little queasy with just how vivid everything was. King painted the scenes so well I felt like I was there watching it happen in real time.
Annie was a fabulous villain. She made me feel genuinely scared for Paul. Such a complex character I truly loved (and hated) every second she came onto the page.
"she may be crazy but she sure aint dumb."
An absolutely brilliant read for my first King book. I will definitely be picking up another soon.
Though this is more of a thriller than a horror it does have some horror elements and graphic descriptions of violence.
Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence
sohare1981's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail
claire_b322's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Torture
phantomsparrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Violence, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Torture
Moderate: Car accident, Addiction, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
Minor: Vomit
_marycappiello3's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Self harm, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gaslighting, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder