Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Carrie by Stephen King

237 reviews

paige_is_a_penguin's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Story was sometimes a little confusing to follow since it wasn't always obvious when it was switching from a narrative storytelling to the research style storytelling, but was still an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Death, and Murder

ronaefrati's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Blood, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child death, Fatphobia, Self harm, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

fijibubbels's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

dragonjc93's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Bullying

angst_of1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Love this book, really good if you want to start reading Stephen King.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Deadnaming, Body shaming, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content

10000hats's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

like a lot of kings books it was more sad than horror

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

satuhurme's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Death, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Police brutality, Animal death, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

natan_is_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

My favorite book of Stephen King, no competition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

arianamadison's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Blood

Minor: Racial slurs and Fatphobia