Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Green Mile by Stephen King

56 reviews

bookishlucy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Homophobia

joshlegere's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Child death, Murder, and Animal cruelty

sexualedward's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racial slurs

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Grief, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Gore, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Animal death, and Pedophilia

Minor: Police brutality, Alcohol, Stalking, and Cancer

callunavulgaris's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

4.75

I read this collection of serials in 24 hours. I was absolutely riveted. And I WEPT. Sobbed.

One of the things I don’t see many discussions about is how E Block’s band of cis white penitentiary officers used John Coffey—“like the drink, but spelled differently”—both his talent (or “gift”) and physical body **without** his consent (at first). The idea to heal the warden’s wife was Paul’s idea, not John’s; John does, however, consent to heal her (and it is understood that he *wants* “to help”). Nevertheless, this is demonstrative of a huge power imbalance: although the tale implies that this white woman is deserving of health (simply based on Paul’s word), she is also the wife of his superior. As an inmate at the State Penitentiary, he has no autonomy, except when he thrusts his arms out of the cell to exert what supernatural power he wants. Paul, on the other hand, holds most of the power on the day-to-day running of The Mile. HUGE power discrepancies all around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Child abuse, and Murder

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Police brutality, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Blood, Grief, Rape, and Gun violence

mithy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape

bessiew193's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Murder, Death, and Animal cruelty

christoco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Rape, Cancer, Violence, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

frogknitting's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

I always forget how racist Stephen King's books are. Trying to ignore that, we've got an ambiguous ending and a decently paced story. It was a bit repetitive, but I listened to it in the form it wasn't intended to be read in. It seemed like it introduced the supernatural element a bit too late, but it was still enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Death, Confinement, Car accident, Cancer, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Excrement

lidz_2tc's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Murder, and Child death

Minor: Pedophilia and Police brutality