Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Il miglio verde by Frank Muller, Stephen King

54 reviews

joshkiba13's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-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

3.75

A pretty interesting concept to be explored, narrated by the head guard on the execution block of a prison in the 30s. It was really interesting to see what moral qualms such an occupation would give you. I wish there had been more story with John Coffey, the prisoner that the whole story revolves around. Still, it was well told and the reader did a great job with the audiobook. It would have been cool to have read this as a serial novel in the 90s, but alas I was still a few years away from conception.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, and Rape

Minor: Chronic illness and Racial slurs

meridith_bex's review against another edition

I might come back to it, but the pacing was just a lot slower than more modern King titles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Excrement

lay_kone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Grief, Violence, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Rape, Racism, Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

megbroache's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• 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: Violence

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Car accident, Homophobia, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Rape, Racism, Cancer, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

thereallouisamayalcott's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, Child death, Pedophilia, Racism, and Dementia

robynrenais's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

The book is a bit slow, but certainly interesting enough to keep reading. If you’re not into inflicted pain or historic torture methods, I don’t recommend this. The characters will keep you invested and either loving or hating them. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Child death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, and Rape

btrz7's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Blood, Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

ginger_rampage's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Death, Child death, Racial slurs, and Body horror

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

sammisshelves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Read this with my class of seniors and my GOD was I enraptured by this book. Such a heart wrenching tale about the injustice of the Justice system and the finality and cruelty of death. Paul’s narration does an amazing job of pulling you through, giving you pieces of the puzzle but not letting them fit until the last possible second. This is my first King novel, and I never would’ve picked up one of his works otherwise had it not been for my student teaching placement.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Racial slurs, and Child death

Moderate: Rape

rat_leoo's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Slavery, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Violence, Child death, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Cursing, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, and Murder