Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

254 reviews

ee_comins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Animal death, Grief, Violence, Gore, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

klenda_vee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Animal death, Child death, and Blood

alixsbooktherapy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book had me needing therapy afterwards stephen king I'll see you at my next appointment, this book will have you questioning your decisions I now know why this known as his most frightening book I just wish it was more realistic like the cops would of showed up multiple times if this actually happened this book is not for the weak I buddy read this with Emily and holy I hope she's okay🤣

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Death, Blood, Child death, Vomit, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Body horror, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Grief, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Injury/Injury detail

wormgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Child death

zebacorey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Death, and Child death

Minor: Alcoholism

ariannaemilia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Terminal illness, Car accident, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury

cawilliams29's review against another edition

I dnf'd this book for the time being. I may come back to it in the future but I felt I was forcing myself to read something that was just too emotional and triggered certain memories for me. It was very well written, obviously did the job too well! Very interesting story and great exploration of grief. Just not for everyone! I will be reading more Stephen King.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Grief

Moderate: Animal death

sommarborne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

If you are new to Stephen King then this is the best book to begin with. It is a classic for a reason. The story is incredibly gripping and is, to this day, genuinely one of the scariest books that I have read. It sticks with your soul.

If you are concerned about excessive animal violence or gore because of the title and general premise: don’t worry! The animal death in this is completely off screen and surprisingly tame compared to the rest of the book. I think King really wanted the focus to be on the death of the child. 

Im personally sensitive to animal violence in stories, but as far as King goes & horror in general, this book is far easier to get through than most horror based animal deaths. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Terminal illness, Animal death, Death, Gore, and Grief

shrncmpbll's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

4.5

My teeth still hurt from clenching them so hard. Pet Semetary is an unforgettable and haunting read that lingers long after the book is closed. A perfect introduction into the world of Stephen King.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Death, and Gore

elenafrancesca's review against another edition

4.0

This is classic King, reads like one of his TV movies - kinda camp, kinda extenstential, kinda makes you want to vomit (but not too much). I have heard not many people like the ending, I thought it was satisfying and fit with the tone of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Child death