Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Shining by Stephen King

72 reviews

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

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

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

ellencraddock'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

marijabilic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying and Car accident

kt_52's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Not at all like the movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Murder, and Sexism

yodamordecai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Medical content

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Reread: raced through the first 200/300 pages much faster than i expected, and dragged my way through the last half, although I think that has more to do with my reading mood rather than the book itself.

On reread I think I appreciate the concept more, partly because of how much I love Doctor Sleep, and really just had fun with it and the commentary (for lack of a better word) on alcoholism, domestic abuse, the family structure etc that ran underneath these concepts of the Overlook and the shine.

The first time I read it I was irritated by Wendy, but this time I loved her. I thought Wendy was a brilliant, very real character with very real traumas. Danny and Wendy just feel so real, they're so well written.

I dis find that i wanted to be scared more than I found myself being. This was a reread, which might not help, but I don't really remember being creeped out the first time either. Obviously a very personal thing, but did find myself feeling a little underwhelmed by that if I'm honest.

The kind of book you can really just sink your brain into, and kill time thinking about, which I think says a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Addiction

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Blood

rci0_'s review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual content