Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Firestarter by Stephen King

46 reviews

nishidake's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief

daringreader13's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

chasingpages1's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, War

summboo's review against another edition

2.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder

The book did not live up to its hype in my perspective

setaggu's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder

heartshapedbooks's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-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

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I've never read a book like, Firestarter, before and I absolutely loved it. The whole plot line of Andy and Charlie running from "the Shop" was eerie and exciting, and I loved how high the stakes were. The insight from all of the different character p.o.v.s made it very entertaining, yet frustrating because I just wanted to inform my favorite characters of what was going on around them. I sped through this book once I got into it, and I would definitely recommend to anyone who is into thrillers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism

ripxreads's review against another edition

3.75

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting

traceyanderson's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

juliana18's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Racism, Kidnapping

smartens's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Suicide, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture