Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Stand by Stephen King

31 reviews

scipio_africanus's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

Damn good story. My first time reading Stephen King, and he didnt disappoint. From the synopsis I went in expecting it to be overly sentimental, corny, cartoonish, or just plain weak the way The Postman ended up being but was pleasantly surprised with the direction King took the story and the characters. I see why King is so successful. Great writing and a great time. Will def be exploring him more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, and Murder

catherineelms's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Rape

beatle426's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Death, Medical content, Grief, Violence, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, War, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Gore, and Child death

zoinkie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, War, Sexual harassment, Death, Suicide, Body horror, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Medical content, and Murder

mon11's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse, Grief, and Sexual content

gagereadsstuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Murder, Stalking, Alcohol, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Ableism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, War, Cannibalism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Drug abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Abortion

secretbadass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

Uff da, where to start with this book. I read the uncut version and although I did enjoy the plot and story it was just too long (1141 pages). I really enjoyed the first 2/3 of the book but it fell off a bit at the end. The plague parts were great, good descriptions and visuals with some disturbing bits and getting to know the characters through their various survival situations was interesting and flowed well. But once all the characters came together things got a little boring and VERY cumbersome. I also ended up not liking one of the main characters (and catalysts) which doesn't help with overall enjoyment. Definitely not bad but read the shorter edited version :P

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Rape, Racial slurs, Grief, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Suicide

josiew's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Pregnancy, Body horror, Suicide, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Animal death, and Trafficking

katie_helf96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, War, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Slavery, Gore, Child death, Rape, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Grief

minttruffle's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy