Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Shining by Stephen King

61 reviews

scip's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Racial slurs, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Murder and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit and Self harm

kups's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

There are so many questionable things in this book. The story was wonderful though and very tense, once the story started to pick up it was hard to put down. The racism in the book and the weird sexual instances were so random though. While the racism could be explained as another way that the hotel was evil, it feels unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Addiction, Torture, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Pedophilia and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

jurdek's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Murder, and Dementia

michaelatrelby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Ableism, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Truly terrifying,  as the master of horror takes us on a journey of alcoholism,  madness, and violence. Generational abuse meets supernatural evil in ways that will stay with the reader. Danny, his mom Wendy,  and dad Jack had no idea that a seasonal job at a high end hotel could go so wrong. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Violence, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Death of parent

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual content

danibatista's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racial slurs, Murder, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content

ryleezittlau's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Death of parent, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Violence, Physical abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Racial slurs

serenity_by_jan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Loved this book! It takes about a third of the book to pickup, but afterwards you’re hooked. Definitely recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Alcoholism

phvntom's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, Misogyny, Body horror, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism