Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Shining by Stephen King

124 reviews

litliz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Car accident, Death, Blood, Confinement, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, Violence, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sarahlopod's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Gore, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Racism, Blood, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

Minor: Dementia and Vomit

alma_lurie_04's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Body horror

slimshaedy92's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

I get why Stephen King hates Kubrick’s version, I really do. It has to be treated as a completely separate entity because Jack Torrance is a completely different character. I *love* this version of Jack and he has so much depth and while he still has a mountain of flaws you can see the internal battle he’s fighting through the entire book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Physical abuse and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Pedophilia

ash_ton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

definite overuse of the n-word for sure. putting that aside (as much as you can), definitely my favorite stephen king book. also different from the movie, which i watched first 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexism, Animal death, Vomit, and Misogyny

arihana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

lumatasia98's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Sexual content

toastrats's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Gun violence, and Racism

Minor: Drug use and Infidelity

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

foxglovefairy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

Love!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Mental illness