Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

9 reviews

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Just finished Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King in honor of the Eclipse taking place today. It felt like a very fitting read, and not that I expected anything less from one and only Stephen King, it delivered. While I hope no one follows in Dolores’s footsteps during the eclipse, I loved the format of this account. I don’t quite know if I would have liked the format from any other author, but for King’s style, it works pretty flawlessly. My one complaint is that the lack of chapters makes it hard to put down and read over multiple sittings. Not impossible, just difficult. You have to pick your moments of natural pauses to stop, and I just found there weren’t many of them. This feels like it is meant to be read in one shot, and if you can manage that, all the power to you! The pacing and flow were great, and I really wish I could have read it all in one sitting to get the narrative as Andy would have heard it in that room. I think the characters felt real, and though they suffered trauma throughout, it made them feel more realistic and grounded in the story. Though not my favorite SK novel (That spot is still reserved for Misery) there is definitely a reason why King is known for his writing, and this is certainly another great example. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Car accident, Death of parent, Incest, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

claireltravers's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, War, Suicide attempt, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

poorlyassembled's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Child death, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

thebertmeister's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

No chapter breaks, one long story in an interrogation room. I really enjoyed the added sound effects.

ghostnaps's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death

killerpancake's review

dark emotional fast-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

Emotional and gut wrenching, this is a great short novel for King fans. I wouldn’t rec it as a first King read though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Incest, Murder, and Torture

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

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

karamelka_kar19's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident and Child death