Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

5 reviews

catriona176's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Medical trauma, Child death, Sexual assault, and Cancer

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Torture, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

kingsteph's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, Death, Mass/school shootings, Animal death, Torture, Racial slurs, Child death, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Animal cruelty

readyourbookshelf's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book contains 4 novellas/short stories and so it's hard to rate the book as whole, so let's break it down.

1922: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Big Driver: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fair Extension: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A Good Marriage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I gave the book 5 stars overall and 3 of the 4 stories got 5s from me too. The only one I gave a 4 to was Big Driver. It was the longest of the bunch, dragged a tiny bit in the middle, and the ending was a kind of sad I don't like, true to life, but sad. 

The other three were all five stars in my opinion. This book has a LOT of difficult subject matter, so be sure to check content warnings before reading if you have any specific triggers.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Forced institutionalization

pourrir's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

What I got from these novellas is:
Male revenge/justice is evil, amoral and cruel while female revenge/justice is warranted, girlboss, valid. Couldnt agree more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Cancer, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Racial slurs