Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Shining by Stephen King

90 reviews

milohno's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Confinement, Fatphobia, Blood, and Cursing

kleaf's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Vomit

vivireads99's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Addiction, Racism, Violence, Animal death, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Sexism

luinthezu's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Car accident, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

bailee_c's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

ninah17's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Murder, and Death of parent

he_slaughtered's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

this was unnecessarily racist and sexually explicit. uncomfortable in the way that it didn’t have to be, and shouldn’t have been. i hated the use of white characters saying racial slurs, or even anyone in the book for that matter, seeing as stephen king is a white guy. there’s some sexually explicit scenes which where wholly unnecessary, as well as perverted descriptions that don’t add anything to the story. why are there graphic descriptions of the male characters genitals (including the child’s)?? why is every male character commenting on the female characters bodies? it’s just uncomfortably sexual and perverted and racist. i’m sure there’s better horror out there that doesn’t do this. this is the first and only stephen king book i’m gonna read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Racism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Religious bigotry

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Ableism, Child death, Drug abuse, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Sexual content, Vomit, and Homophobia

As usual, Stephen King is very weird about stuttering, so watch out for that. No one (as far as I can tell) is actually psychotic, but the content heavily revolves around hallucinations and questioning reality.

corleone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Biphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Forced institutionalization

bekahhinson's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Child abuse