Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

58 reviews

anniefizzell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Excrement, Gore, Vomit, Alcohol, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Grief, Torture, and Violence

bookboxbabe's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.5

yes it took my forever to finish this but honestly i kind of enjoyed taking my time with it. it let me sit with the conflicts and the characters much more.

the world is so rich and thought out, the characters were all lovable, and the narration (as i listened to this on audio), was one of my favorites. 

also, radar deserves the best

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Minor: Grief, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

itsheyfay's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Violence, Alcoholism, Confinement, Car accident, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Genocide, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and War

javafenn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is very different from what I expected of Stephen King and I loved it!! I enjoyed the little bits of fairy tale lore laced throughout the story and the dollops of King’s world mentioned too. It was a fun story to listen to and a great twist on fairy tales in a very Stephen King way! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, Violence, Animal cruelty, Gore, Animal death, Cursing, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Violence, War, Gore, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

mscalls's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Alcohol, Grief, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Kidnapping, Vomit, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Torture, Murder, and Physical abuse

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, War, Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Addiction, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Torture, Bullying, Confinement, and Gore

jourdanicus's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Just a tale of a boy and his dog 🥹

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Grief

crssmith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Excrement, Death of parent, Slavery, Death, War, Alcoholism, and Grief

crystal689's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Violence, Gore, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail