Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

13 reviews

tristan_skippy's review

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

honestly better than the original

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Vomit, Physical abuse, Gore, Violence, Mental illness, and Rape

bites_of_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

I did not love The Shining but I was still curious to know more about Dan Torrance and what happened to him when he grew up. Dan ends up struggling with alcoholism like his father and eventually starts finding ways to manage his alcoholism. His shine is then put to use at a hospice where he helps people pass on and gives them some relief in their last moments. Throughout all this he is being contacted by someone via telepathic messages as well as writing on a chalkboard where he keeps track of patients. At first the messages are innocent but eventually they start talking about murder and danger so Dan has to find out more. 
There are still aspects of King's writing that are still sexist, racist, and ableist, so I can't give it the 5 stars it might have had without these inclusions. Compared to The Shining, this book does better in a lot of ways since I couldn't stop reading this 500+pg book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cancer, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Bullying, Ableism, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Infidelity, and Murder

kreglow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Drug use, Terminal illness, Addiction, Grief, Incest, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Dementia, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Racial slurs, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

bomenvernietiger's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Body horror, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Car accident, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Blood, Sexism, Rape, and Gore

Minor: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

geeters14's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Racial slurs, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, and Rape

_masha_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual content, Gore, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Drug use, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

ronniereadsregularly's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Incest, Ableism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ethen_rey's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Alcoholism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Fatphobia

Minor: Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape

beereads27's review

As much as I loved The Shining I could not stand this book. An unnecessary and poorly executed sequel riddled with problematic representations of women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and SA survivors.   

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

yodamordecai's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not as good as the original, but I read it in three days and  was engaged through the whole thing. I feel like it was a bit disconnected from the original, which is okay but wasn't to my liking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Sexual content