Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Sleeping Beauties by Owen King, Stephen King

20 reviews

rondasue27's review against another edition

mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

wintah's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

extrem langweilig, es ist die ganze zeit nichts passiert, aber dafür kenn ich jetzt die komplette lebensgeschichte von allen bewohnern dieser stadt in allen einzelheiten, nach der ich nicht gefragt hatte. keine ahnung was das ziel dieses buchs war, ob es einfach eine dystopie beschreiben oder irgendwie gesellschaftskritik üben wollte, rübergekommen ist davon leider überhaupt nichts. es gab auch zero überraschungen oder interessante plot twists. vielleicht (vermutlich) ist es auch ihr schreibstil, der mich nicht gefällt, aber mit fällt ehrlich nicht eine sache ein, die mir an dem buch gefallen hät. die prämisse war relativ interessant, wurde aber null ausgearbeitet oder weiterentwickelt, nur um sie am ende nicht ausreichend aufzulösen. es wurden viel zu viele charaktere detailliert eingeführt, die im weiteren verlauf der geschichte keinerlei (tragende) rolle gespielt haben.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Homophobia, and Animal cruelty

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness, Confinement, and Suicide

madeleinebay's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

kirareads02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

So I started reading this and couldn't get into it so I brought the audio book. It felt like a love letter to women and something to draw attention to women and their lives and struggles.

<Spoiler> The ending was kind of anti-climatic which I my only draw back of the entire book, however I understand the ending and why it needed to be that way. I would have liked a bit more explaining about Evie and who she was and who sent her. <Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Child death, Blood, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

oliviabriscoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Blood, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Gore, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

rotatinglibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Gore, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Antisemitism

drbassin's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

buonsai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

ufoparty's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

this book was heavily weighed down by its bioessentialism and at one point blatant transmisogyny. numerous lesbians died. can't recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Transphobia and Suicide