Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

135 reviews

fausticontrelibros's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Child death, Medical trauma, Suicide, Violence, Physical abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

vorticella's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

This my first real horror book and it was terrifying but I loved it and want more. That small town vibe with dark secrets delving into the supernatural was so gripping. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Child death, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

kylesafgt's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Alcohol, and Animal death

truckasaurusb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Death, Blood, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal cruelty

cowsaymuh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Animal death

Moderate: Grief and Violence

mika_thewriter's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Child death and Animal death

Minor: Terminal illness

joelypop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual content, Death, Cursing, Murder, Body horror, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Gore, Medical content, Violence, Animal death, Child death, and Torture

immoralrite's review against another edition

Ch. 15 sucked, already watched the movie anyway

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing

_toni_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.5

My third time reading King and I still don’t see what the fuss is about. Concept is deeply chilling, but my god does this man love to go off on pointless tangents. I’m noticing a pattern.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

emimcmanis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Medical content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Gore, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Colonisation, Child abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Genocide

Minor: Cannibalism and Excrement