Reviews tagging 'Violence'

It by Stephen King

259 reviews

adiajamille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense

4.25

I read it because the movie from the 90s scared me terribly as a kid. So bad I couldn’t watch it until adulthood. Then with the new ones I started getting curious about the book. Of course there’s some stuff I could’ve done without (THAT section), but I was surprised by the fact that despite the length there wasn’t that much I would’ve cut. And it was interesting how faithful the newer movies were. 

*As for the racism and use of racial slurs. This story takes place (mostly) in the 50s and 80s in a small town that has its own special branch of the KKK. The racism was authentic and realistic. And I’m glad he didn’t try to pretend that those things wouldn’t exist in reality, but ESPECIALLY in Derry. Derry, being a place being manipulated by an alien that feeds on fear and other negative emotions. Please be fr if you don’t understand the use of language etc. 

*As for Beverly. She was a young girl being abused who grew into a woman being abused. Her story was authentic to girls/ women who experience that, before they find liberation. She did what she could based on how she had been conditioned her entire life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

mooncat25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

miahreadstoomuch's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Antisemitism

jakeypewh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Violence

primaproulla's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

danireigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence

slimbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This is the first Stephen King I read. Obv, he would be a talented writer so I was really immersed and interested in the story from the beginning. All the characters were well built and each had a real impact on the story that was well shown. I haven't read too many 500+ books, but I can imagine the pace can be hard to maintain but King did a good job at it. There only a few parts which lost my interest but overall it was there. The storyline itself was good and had a lot to offer.
It can be triggering in severely categories and I felt I had to take take a breather at one point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia

tessvosper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Dementia, Grief, and Alcohol

inspector_fergus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

martamae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, and Classism