Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Carrie by Stephen King

13 reviews

seawarrior's review

Maybe I'll try to finish this some other time... but I truly hated reading it. King has a talent for describing the mundane viscerally to impart a sense of disgust and discomfort, but weaponized it to such an extent that I quickly lost interest in finishing the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, and Blood

A teenage girl's nudity is described in detail.

mollykat3b621's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

ahalexont's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Violence