Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

22 reviews

marshwillow's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

During the eclipse,

Jessie's father masturbates with her on his lap and ejaculates on the back of her underwear.

Also, the dog

recounts abuse and abandonment at the hands of its owners and is shot off page.

There's no good way to tag this, but the dog also eats

flesh off Gerald's body, which is fairly graphically described.

kkalicky94'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Confinement, Gaslighting, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

clapyourshands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Medical content, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

alex_4_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, and Gore

melissahawco's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gore, Incest, Confinement, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

joshoonet's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexism

ma_bster's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.5

I read this book after watching the movie (which goes against everything I typically am), hoping that it would provide more insight into the character or the ending. Honestly, I thought the adaptation was faithful enough and better-paced. As always, King is great in building tension and god, did I squirm while reading

the degloving scene

but overall, I felt the conclusion of the book was just fine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Car accident

chelsmm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty

queer_venus's review

challenging dark 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

3.75

Literally made me feel physically sick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Medical content

btrz7's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism