Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Carrie by Stephen King

24 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Religious bigotry, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Car accident

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

This is the first Stephen King book i’ve ever read and I really enjoyed it! I think this is very well deserving of its horror classic title! 

I really liked the vivid descriptions, I could really see the scenes in my head with how they were written. I also really like Carrie as a character, i think she’s really fascinating and i’m a huge fan of books about religious trauma so this was definitely a good choice for me. 

I’m knocking one star from my rating purely for the unnecessary use of the n word, i don’t think that was needed whatsoever and i know this was written in the 70s but still, it wasn’t acceptable then and it isn’t acceptable now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Grief, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Car accident, Child abuse, Gore, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

_marycappiello3's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This was so good. Fast paced. I only gave it 4 stars because sometimes the wording confused me and the book doesn’t have chapters which threw me off at first but I got use to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Blood, Grief, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Blood, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, and Torture

traceyanderson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, and Murder

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

suchsweetsorrow89's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Having seen both movies, I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when reading the book. I think the most interesting aspect of reading the book is its loos epistolary form, which I thought, meshed with personal interjections, made for an overall appealing story. That being said, I think King's writing dragged on at times and made it hard to get through. On top of that, the light antisemitism and racism (and his overall descriptions of women) left me feeling quite uncomfy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Fatphobia, and Blood

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

ashleythebard's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

Stephen really had me in the first half where I was like “wow! only one n word I think is pretty impressive for him!” Then we get to Norma’s article. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Bullying, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs