Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Misery by Stephen King

393 reviews

chrisljm's review against another edition

3.0

challenging 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

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i felt like i was personally being tortured while reading this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol

laviniasuciu's review against another edition

5.0

dark fast-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

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I was not ready for this 😧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

sab3467's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

dianelys's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse

taylorh1's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Murder

stellxspi's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

ashwatever98's review against another edition

4.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Gaslighting

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Car accident, Murder

This book is absolutely terrifying. It reminds us that even humans can become monsters themselves. This book is not for the faint of heart.

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

coco78337's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident

bunny_567's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident