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ichthala'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
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault
vinny101's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping
sofiesreadingworld's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
"Write a famous book series", they said, "it'll be fun", they said. Until author Paul Sheldon has had enough of the series and starts writing a new standalone novel, finishes it and drives around kinda victory-drunk to get the manuscript to his publisher. And, well, he crashes his car.
But thank god someone finds him and takes him to their house to take care of him.
And let that someone be his absolute number one fan, Annie Wilkes.
But Paul has been in a crash-and-medication haze and only notices he's still alive when he's brought back to consciousness.
He has to admit, the situation is kind of suspicious when he notices he's not in a hospital bed, but in a regular bed in a regular bedroom, that's not his own...
This was my first ever Stephen King read, thanks to my awesome book club Plotgenoten.
And boy did I enjoy reading this crazily suspenseful book! It describes all feelings and emotions that Paul feels perfectly and I could picture myself there right next to him, seeing it all happen in real-time.
Paul also has these amazingly vivid (so vivid!) imaginations about the things that can happen to him. He has imaginative conversations between other people in his head the way only a writer can have those. You are thrown into his world of writing whilst also trying to escape his horrific situation.
It's safe to say I'll read more books by Stephen King, I've just ordered 5 books ( Cell, Firestarter, Rose Madder, Just after Sunset and Bag of Bones) second hand so they will be devoured in the near future! Oh, and happy Halloween ;)
Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident
randanopterix's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Lots of King-typical stomach churning violence partitioned by moments of commentary about media creation and its relationship with the consumer/mega-fan.
Great book!! Loved it! Terrible! Fantastic! Kind of made me want to throw up! Read it!
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder
haleymcmahon's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder
tinyastrogeist's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
Minor: Car accident
h_venus'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder
knightreads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
btrz7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, and Car accident
Minor: Alcoholism and Animal death
jessicamaria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder