Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Misery by Stephen King

87 reviews

kstericker's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Fatphobia, and Self harm

Minor: Child death and Animal death

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death of parent

bee_21's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Dysphoria, Addiction, Drug use, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Car accident, Blood, and Child death

begentile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Stalking, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Torture

techigeekchic's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

I wanted to reread this but didn’t have my physical copy on hand — lent it to Hayley 😘 — and the audiobook didn’t disappoint! It’s just as fucked up as I remember.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Addiction, Gore, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Vomit, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

michelle_rose's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Drug use, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bailee_c's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Drug use, and Medical trauma

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Addiction, Animal death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Ableism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

mandy_reads's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit and Fatphobia

shadowbearreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Torture, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Medical trauma, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Racial slurs

Minor: Animal death and Car accident