Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

54 reviews

kylajaynebooks's review

dark funny 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, and Gaslighting

iconiclime123's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Very good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

missymoomoo6888's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, and Murder

imstephtacular's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy, and War

softly's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

idcarolyn's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

lulu_pero's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

mithy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

meb1073's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

This book was another enjoyable book by Stephen King for me. The characters developed well over time, and were pretty lovable despite their (obvious) flaws. The plot also had twists that were both expected and unexpected. It would have perhaps been more enjoyable for me without the Maine accent in the writing, but other than that I find this book to be fairly underrated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit

havelock's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse