Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Shining by Stephen King

23 reviews

nasya_4567's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Violence, Gore, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

lillyturmel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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 totally understand now why stephen king hates the movie so much. the book shows the true relationships and thoughts behind the characters and shows the progression of jack perfectly. i loved it. this story is about more than a haunted hotel, it’s about the flaws of the human psyche 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Drug use, Child abuse, Death, and Drug abuse

chocola's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

bailee_c's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Ableism, Child death, Drug abuse, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Sexual content, Vomit, and Homophobia

As usual, Stephen King is very weird about stuttering, so watch out for that. No one (as far as I can tell) is actually psychotic, but the content heavily revolves around hallucinations and questioning reality.

corleone's review against another edition

challenging 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Biphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Forced institutionalization

therowdypi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

zacharie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Only thing keeping this book from 5 stars is the excessive use of n-words, as a black person it made me a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, stellar experience, gave me the spooks and kept me awake for an entire night :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Addiction

Minor: Car accident and Animal cruelty

hcats9's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I really really liked this. A dark, honest monster of a book with poignant reflections about the long-lasting impacts of abuse and substance use disorder. I feel like I could keep unfolding this book and discover new ways it explores human psyche and the way love and abuse often come packaged as one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

finn_vibing's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcoholism, Cursing, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gaslighting