Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

46 reviews

willamina14's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Murder, and Domestic abuse

wendyelizabeth's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia, Antisemitism, Vomit, and Excrement

hedwig85's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

joeb94's review against another edition

emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.0

I listened to this book in an audiobook form and honestly I advice anyone to do the same. The audiobook was amazing just like a movie with the proper sound effects instead of just reading them. For example u hear the sound of the door closing and the water being poured instead of sentences being read. It is an really emersive story.
Technically, I would have given it 3.5 stars because it's not a bad story just something that didn't amazes me. The story is well written, the characters are all amazing even the bad ones. The author makes repulsed when he wants to and makes love a character when he wants you. Dolores and Vera are the two characters who got most light shed on them and you understand their duality. While ppl preceives them as bitches, u get to see that they cn be wholesome too and they have their reasons why they cn be hard on the outside. But overall, it's a story that I heard but won't think of reading again and that's why it deserves 3.5 stars.
Now, I took that 0.5 for personal reasons 🤣🤣🤣. This is my first time trying Stephen King and I went into it blind. I wanted horror and supernatural but I had to fucking pick the book that is neither 🥲. So really it is my fault but couldn't help the feeling of disappointed.
Overall, it is a good book but I wouldn't say its horror. The best way to enjoy this book in particular is in the firm of Audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

bibrarian_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

iconiclime123's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, and Murder

julesdpt's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Death, Rape, Dementia, and Death of parent

gigi_bookish's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

This is one of those books I think best experienced as an audiobook. If you’re planning on reading this, do it on audio, the narrator does an excellent job in giving life to Dolores’ character. 
This one’s a dark and emotional read about one woman’s life in the 60s, and how she came to be questioned for a murder. It was certainly intriguing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

These are very briefly mentioned, nothing to put a sensitive reader off like me but maybe best mentioned still.

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Gore, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Dementia

Minor: Pregnancy, War, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts