Reviews tagging 'Child death'

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

101 reviews

river69rat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

My first Stephen King! Absolutely sped through this, writing style is so digestible and I really like the majority of the characters, but also the way King tells the story of the town and the people who live there. It made the creep to the events of the book more disturbing. Saying that... I didn't find this very scary, I perhaps hyped it up as a scary book too much after my mum saying it gave her nightmares, but I just found the vampire thing goofy. I think it's still good horror writing but it did not scare me in the way horror films/games do where I am easily scared, so I am thinking maybe books just don't scare me in the same way.

Oh also, the epilogue after wrapping up the story of the main characters could've stopped there. I got no enjoyment reading about additional characters from past and future.

Anyway, very good, very readable book and I will definitely pick up more Stephen King in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Blood, Child death, and Child abuse

_kaylinconn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I love Mark Petrie with my whole heart. 

I will say, this has just a touch of sexism lingering in the corners of the book that I did not love

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death, and Sexual assault

bookish_bry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? No

4.5

I had a lot of fun with this book. King, as always, is great at making your skin crawl. I think I enjoyed it more since I've read Dracula already. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Animal death, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

chasingpages1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment

alex60517's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Car accident, Infidelity, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Child death, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Misogyny, Cursing, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Violence

wykirsty's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Homophobia, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Pedophilia, Child death, Bullying, and Racial slurs

nepentheiii's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Great writing, love the characters, a genuinely scary book. Bit too long and some of the nasty bits felt unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Gore, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, and Rape

moxiereads's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Car accident, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

sappypatheticm's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Murder, Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Bullying