Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Misery by Stephen King

89 reviews

dunecello's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Murder, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Vomit and Addiction

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

tomellibee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape and Vomit

kartooch's review against another edition

challenging dark funny 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

One of the best Stephen King books! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcoholism, Death, Suicide, Bullying, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Car accident, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

nuii's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

My 1st Stephen King's book n I like it.
It feels fast-paced in an overall medium-paced setting(?). Probably because you feel tense all the time with nerve and anticipation. It gets real dark too (so vivid!) and at many points I had to sit up reading because it got too uneasy(in a good way, i guess) to be lying down, cozy in bed. 

I highly recommend the audiobook read by Lindsay Crouse, she did a phenomenal job bringing the story, and characters (esp. Annie) to live! Got all sort of chills listening to her narration as I read along and it made the whole experience even more enganging! 11/10!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, Animal death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse

emilyjarvie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, and Violence

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cursing, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, and Racial slurs

tilde_c_s's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Gore, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Minor: Self harm

bella613's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was my first Stephen King novel (although I have seen some other movie adaptations) and… wow. Very well written. As hard as is it to listen to in some parts, it is definitely worth the read (or listen) and did not disappoint. I’d highly recommend this book to anyone who likes the horror genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Excrement, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence

og9879's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Physical abuse, Car accident, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

booksandteatime's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Car accident, Confinement, Kidnapping, Body horror, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, and Violence