Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Carrie by Stephen King

56 reviews

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Abandonment, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Miscarriage

venusdapoopiehead's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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? No

5.0

not to excuse murder and all but im glad carrie did what she did and got her revenge, she was pushed to her breaking point and had enough, and honestly i would do the same thing. shame on all of them for continuing to bully a teenage girl who was very clearly being abused at home by her insane religious mother, shame. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Bullying

Moderate: Toxic relationship

adrienne_rennie's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Cursing, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Car accident

emnime's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Gore, Blood, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Death, Car accident, Murder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Violence, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

timedothwasteme's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Torture, Murder, Body shaming, Medical content, Violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death, Bullying, and Blood

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Drug use and Animal cruelty

hue's review against another edition

dark

1.0

As usual, King has a good idea which gets slaughtered by the disgusting way he writes of women, girls, and sex. The more of his works I read, the more disappointed I am. 

The jumping around from POV to POV to newspapers and writings of other characters telling the story was done in such a bizarre way. Like his previous books, this also included (despite being only 242 pages) descriptions of and interviews with people that really did not matter. The entire part three could've been left in the drawer as a draft and nothing more.

So all in all, not a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Bullying, Self harm, Death, Blood, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse

sleepyochre's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Genocide, Sexual content, Blood, Sexism, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Car accident

roseisvibing's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage and Antisemitism

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Animal death, Violence, Body shaming, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Antisemitism

hellandhogwarts's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Child death, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts