Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

33 reviews

alex_4_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, and Gore

lilfox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

joshoonet's review

dark tense slow-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: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexism

frei's review

after reading the sex scene between the mc and her father when she was a child

I decided to stop

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Pedophilia

urrubberducky's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

ma_bster's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

I read this book after watching the movie (which goes against everything I typically am), hoping that it would provide more insight into the character or the ending. Honestly, I thought the adaptation was faithful enough and better-paced. As always, King is great in building tension and god, did I squirm while reading

the degloving scene

but overall, I felt the conclusion of the book was just fine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Car accident

chicagostupid's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Incest, Blood, Sexual content, Rape, Gore, Confinement, Body horror, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

antoinettem04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

I was warned that this is one of King's less enjoyed books, but I can't say that I agree. It was well written, executed perfectly and I didn't experience the usual demeaning style usually found when woman are written by men. It was amazing and a defenate recommendation to lovers of slow-paced, character based stories with upsetting themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Gore

Minor: Violence

chelsmm's review

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty

mooseonashelf's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I read this book after I watched the movie,which isn’t something I typically do. I was hesitant to read it since I had already saw the movie (which I loved) I didn’t think it would really interest me since I knew what was going to happen. BOY was I wrong! This book made me feel so many things,more than the movie. The whole hand/handcuff situation made me so queasy. Watching it was one thing but to read it,with all the details and descriptions oh lord haha it was intended!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content