Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Das Spiel by Stephen King

72 reviews

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Body horror, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Stalking, Grief, Gore, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Misogyny, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexism, and Mental illness

tomaxhull's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.0

Truly don't know what to say about this one except it was the most nauseous a book has ever made me feel so well done Steve. Devoured it in 3 days. Horrible content yet some beautiful moments of writing and gutwrenching honesty about the nastiest parts of humanity. Not only does it refuse to tastefully fade to black, the novel itself argues against the fade to black; the necessity to look at the thing head on instead. The ending twist was silly though, an editor needed to fight to cut that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Death

theopanov's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

На ниво ужаси „Играта на Джералд“ се класира може би като най-страшната книга на Стивън Кинг, която съм чел до момента. Тук има не чак толкова страховити чудовища (макар че и такова не липсва), колкото един силен и чисто психологически постоянно нарастващ ужас, който успява да ескалира с всяка следваща страница на книгата, докато се проследяват часовете, изпълнени с обреченост за главната героиня и нейните многобройни вътрешни гласове. 

 

Вълнуваща история и спиращи дъха обрати няма, действието тече бавно, докато Стивън Кинг успява да разгърне в ужасяващи детайли ситуацията, в която е изпаднала Джеси. На пръв поглед изглежда като сюжет за един средно голям разказ, но с подчертано майсторство Кинг го е развил в пълномащабна и увлекателна книга. Ярки и симпатични персонажи в „Играта на Джералд“ също няма. Книгата е много обрана и в това отношение. Акцентът тук е във въздействието на чистия и кристализиращ ужас, особено рязко изострящ се, когато падне мрак…  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

lfp315's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Gore

jocecily's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Ableism

dannimason's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Sexual assault and Child abuse

kkalicky94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Confinement, Gaslighting, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

corirarrick2's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, and Death

Actions of the dog:

eats from Gerald’s corpse

; Jessie’s past:

sexually abused by her father, he grabbed her breasts and ejaculated on her while she sat on his lap while viewing the total eclipse (he had her swear to never tell anyone and to clean up)

; Some self harm:

Jessie cuts her hand very badly with broken glass to slip her hand from the handcuff, partial de-gloving

clapyourshands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Medical content, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

bryds's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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