Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

72 reviews

gethin_burke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

claireltravers's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

axylbird's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Animal cruelty

nahiyan's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

linnylou21's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death

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

amys_bookshelf24's review against another edition

dark tense

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

novellearts's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

I made the mistake of forgetting that StoryGraph has content warnings before starting this book. Had I known that this book dealt with pedophilia and incestual rape, I wouldn't have chosen this. Took away from my enjoyment of the book and ultimately just wasn't my cup of tea as that's not something I care to read about. Had it not included these things, my rating would've been different.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

davehershey's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

This was the most difficult book of King’s for me to read. It’s not my least favorite, though it is closer to the bottom than the top. Only 332 pages but it felt like way more. I just couldn’t handle Jessie recalling her experience of abuse at the hands of her father. It was stomach-churning in a way no other King book has been for me. 

That aside, this really could have been a short story. The last forty pages or so, when we learn that Jessie was not imagining a person in the house with her but rather he was really there, fell flat for me. It would have been better to keep the focus on her own psychological terror. Still a good read, but not a great one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

carolinemoira's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.0

I’ve seen the movie (a few years ago), so I was prepared for a lot of the grisly parts… but there’s one graphic storyline that I wasn’t prepared for. Read this with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death