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Gerald's Game by Stephen King

36 reviews

gavinn_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This book was an absolute beast of a story. I burned through this book so quickly and it was difficult to put down, yet I didn’t want to keep going it was so disturbing. I shaved off a few points due to the sheer amount of incest in this book. I think that this could serve as a legitimate plot point, but in the case of this book it seemed to be purely shock factor. Despite this, the story was extremely well written and very addictive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

areebapatel's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror and Sexual assault

melissahawco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

joshoonet's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ma_bster's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

I read this book after watching the movie (which goes against everything I typically am), hoping that it would provide more insight into the character or the ending. Honestly, I thought the adaptation was faithful enough and better-paced. As always, King is great in building tension and god, did I squirm while reading

the degloving scene

but overall, I felt the conclusion of the book was just fine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Car accident

chicagostupid's review

dark sad tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail