Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

65 reviews

eliasiexil's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Torture

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Gun violence

emilylouise1608's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Car accident

anime917's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

mzynda's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Along with Lisey’s Story, this might be one of my favorite Stephen King books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

jourdanicus's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

This was alright. I'm glad to have had the opportunity to follow up on Danny Torrance, though nothing will ever compare to The Shining, which I think actually had a satisfying ending. I was kinda sad to have had Wendy Torrance and Dick Hallorann glossed over as characters in this one, but I guess that's fine, the book was supposed to be about Dan, and toward the end

more about Abra I suppose. I'd for sure read a third book if it was more about Abra. I think Stephen does a good job touching on how the psychic abilities of teen girls affect them on a daily and psychological level but it leaves me wanting more depth.

I think the antagonists (the True Knot - or Naught, I listened to this so not sure about spelling) were kinda cartoonishly evil and too easily defeated. But that's fine with me, I'm usually more interested in character than action anyway.

Tons of content warnings in this one, some I may have forgotten to tag, but it's a King novel so...if you're sensitive tread carefully.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, and Torture

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Incest

raechel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I recently read <i>The Shining</i> and wanted to read the sequel soon after, so it would be fresh in my mind.  I think that could be why I enjoyed this book so much, because it felt like an easy continuation of Danny's story.  Both of these books feel like very specific times in King's life, with <i>Doctor Sleep</i> looking back at his alcoholic past and understanding who he was.

Despite its mammoth size, this book is a fast read and I didn't feel like it was slow anywhere.  It reminded me a little of <i>The Outsider</i> in the terms of a group of older folk going after a supernatural monster that preys on children, but I enjoyed that one as well.

I think if you have kids or you're especially sensitive to violence against children it won't be a fun read for you, but I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

digthewarmth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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

5.0

I love this book. I can't wait to read it again. It's not as scary as The Shining with regard to hauntings, this instead takes a dark sci-fi turn. Horrifying in a different way. I love the mix of characters, and I loved seeing all of what the Shining power can do. I love the choice of the villain. Really unique idea! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

vikinggirl08's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, and Kidnapping