Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

27 reviews

thesapphire's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

stronkmira's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

5.0

This book is incredible. The way that King describes trauma, flashbacks and dissociation from the characters POV is insane. This book had me gasping, it had me gagging, it had me at the edge of my SEAT. Real good stuff 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

theimposter's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This book is a beautiful and traumatizing expression of trauma (sexual trauma specifically) and of the mind’s internal family system which Stephen King writes so accurately and in such a personifying way. It was also the most triggering book I’ve ever read and I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone who is triggered by sexual abuse/rape or anyone who doesn’t want to read gore and body horror. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kreglow's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

ansatejones's review

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

4.25

She should have adopted the damn dog at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

lergoo's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

1.5

It had been more than a year since i've read a King book i think, and i was excited to finally jump into another uneasy read! It was quite uneasy all right, but for all the wrong reasons. 

This book was extremely slow paced and boring. It could easily have been atleast half the pages, and that's me being generous. We all know the premise. Girl is bound to bed, can't get out, tries to get out, escape methods and a healthy dose of talking to yourself ensues! This also means you can skip 10 pages or more almost anywhere and realize you haven't missed a single thing. 

There are some positives. The dog aswell as - other antagonistic entity i shall not name - piqued my interest. The flashbacks were also a nice escape from the main plot. When it's scary and body-horror filled, it is exactly that and does it well. These parts, however, are scarcer than clean pimpleless skin on my face during puberty. 

All in all, i've seen 90-year olds with a faster pace than this book. Hell, there's probably dead ones which can be quicker. Such a stale, yawn-inducing read, bummer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Body horror

fjordpingvin's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

tomaxhull's review

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? Yes

3.0

Truly don't know what to say about this one except it was the most nauseous a book has ever made me feel so well done Steve. Devoured it in 3 days. Horrible content yet some beautiful moments of writing and gutwrenching honesty about the nastiest parts of humanity. Not only does it refuse to tastefully fade to black, the novel itself argues against the fade to black; the necessity to look at the thing head on instead. The ending twist was silly though, an editor needed to fight to cut that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

impalalibrary's review against another edition

0.25

What a horrible disgusting book. I wish books had trigger warnings in them because this one needs it for almost every single page.

I would quite literally have to put this book down sometimes because of how nauseous it could make me, so definitely not for people with a weak stomach.

I kept reading, hoping it would get better, but it only got worse..

Definitely not for me and please think twice before reading it yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Self harm