Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Misery by Stephen King

159 reviews

zoinkie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

kups's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Murder and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs

jaimc's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

jossywright's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Very good descriptive writing of pain which makes you really understand it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Animal death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Excrement, Fatphobia, Death, Rape, Gaslighting, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Eating disorder, Car accident, Vomit, Sexism, Murder, Racism, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Death of parent, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, and Gun violence

augustst's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

Minor: Vomit and Eating disorder

mikeroderique's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Blood, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Addiction, Torture, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Car accident, and Alcoholism

Minor: Cursing, Self harm, Racism, Rape, and Stalking

missdrmuffin's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Addiction, Body horror, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Blood, Addiction, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Car accident, Cursing, Animal death, Self harm, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

kc_mellow's review against another edition

I enjoy a good horror and thriller, but this one was just too depressing, especially after

she cut off Paul's limbs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Gore