Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

12 reviews

veepopp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Physical abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Torture, Grief, and Cancer

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

jenniferbbookdragon's review

dark 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

5.0

I read this as King wrote it, as a sequel to The Shining, but it would still be a great stand alone read. 
Dan Torrence is an incredibly complex character,  at times loveable and at other times frightening and out of control. His journey is rich and painful,  and his connections to the terrible events of his childhood haunt him in ways that he can't explain to people without being hospitalized for psychosis. 
Abra is well written,  a young woman of 13 dealing with gifts and threats to her self and family that others teens can't even imagine. King does an outstanding job capturing the voice of an adolescent girl without making her too childish or adult.
The bad guys are constructed in a spine chilling way, but it never goes over the top. I highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Murder, Cursing, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

felofhe's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Eating disorder

_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

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gore, Medical content, Terminal illness, Torture, Grief, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence and Drug use

unboxedjack's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Cancer, Car accident, Rape, and Sexism

carrionkid's review against another edition

4.0

An interesting sequel to a timeless horror work, although it was kind of crude at times. Was NOT thrilled that a book written in 2013 had a character called by a racial slur. But the theme of healing from cycles of abuse and trauma was surprisingly well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Child death

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Racial slurs

dannybrown59's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

I really loved this book. Almost as much as The Shining. It was just written so well. There was a lot going on in the beginning but it all tied in together so well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Grief, and Alcohol