Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dolores by Stephen King

37 reviews

2lava2lantula's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Dementia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Incest

hotweasel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

lolra's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75

I loved the format of this book, it's unlike any of his previous writings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

wendyelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia, Antisemitism, Vomit, and Excrement

joeb94's review against another edition

emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I listened to this book in an audiobook form and honestly I advice anyone to do the same. The audiobook was amazing just like a movie with the proper sound effects instead of just reading them. For example u hear the sound of the door closing and the water being poured instead of sentences being read. It is an really emersive story.
Technically, I would have given it 3.5 stars because it's not a bad story just something that didn't amazes me. The story is well written, the characters are all amazing even the bad ones. The author makes repulsed when he wants to and makes love a character when he wants you. Dolores and Vera are the two characters who got most light shed on them and you understand their duality. While ppl preceives them as bitches, u get to see that they cn be wholesome too and they have their reasons why they cn be hard on the outside. But overall, it's a story that I heard but won't think of reading again and that's why it deserves 3.5 stars.
Now, I took that 0.5 for personal reasons 🤣🤣🤣. This is my first time trying Stephen King and I went into it blind. I wanted horror and supernatural but I had to fucking pick the book that is neither 🥲. So really it is my fault but couldn't help the feeling of disappointed.
Overall, it is a good book but I wouldn't say its horror. The best way to enjoy this book in particular is in the firm of Audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

iconiclime123's review against another edition

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

4.0

Very good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, and Murder

missymoomoo6888's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Fatphobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Slavery

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Excrement, Gore, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Dementia

Minor: Pregnancy, War, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

elmie1998's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

The style of writing threw me off at the start - it’s written as one long confessional with dialogue only from one perspective so you never know what the other people might be saying. However, as you get deeper into the story it’s entirely gripping. Strong female perspective that is complex and interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault