Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Misery by Stephen King

9 reviews

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.0

i felt like i was personally being tortured while reading this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Abandonment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Ableism, Misogyny, Excrement, Vomit, Torture, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

erikwmj's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Racism

woweewhoa's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Gore, Confinement, Animal death, Violence, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Ableism

Minor: Racism

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Medical trauma, Violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death of parent

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Addiction, Animal death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Ableism, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

juanbenedek's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

randanopterix's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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

4.75

A miserable book, absolutely fantastic. King’s writing gets a little corny here and there, but not enough to put me off how incredibly uncomfortable and surprisingly insightful this book can be.  Fantastic character study of the sardonically determined Paul and the insane but dangerously clever Annie Wilkes. 

Lots of King-typical stomach churning violence partitioned by moments of commentary about media creation and its relationship with the consumer/mega-fan. 

Great book!! Loved it! Terrible! Fantastic! Kind of made me want to throw up! Read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

moonbeam_erin's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Ableism, Animal death, and Kidnapping

rebeckareads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Ableism, Rape, and Vomit