Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Night Shift by Stephen King

12 reviews

svnsn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

What a ride. I really enjoyed this book in all it's weirdness. Each story is very unique, dealing with a great variety of topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Terminal illness, Suicide, Cancer, Ableism, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

flavoredowl's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Body horror, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

sappypatheticm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Blood, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Pregnancy, Murder, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Animal death, Death of parent, Car accident, Body horror, Alcoholism, Medical content, Homophobia, and War

a_davis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

I don't know why I was constantly surprised by how good these stories were because, OF COURSE, they're written by one of the most prolific authors of our time. but godDAMN he is one of the most prolific authors of our time!!!! and while not every story was phenomenal they were all incredibly engaging and full of twists and turns. 

my favorite was honestly probably Jerusalem's Lot

or the brutal last one that had zero spook and was just a devastating story about a son  assisting his dying mother with suicide

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

seanml's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Very fun collection of stories, some absurd, some creepy, some very thoughtful.

Jerusalem's Lot: A very fun, classic take to start with. Reminiscent of Lovecraft's The Rats in the Walls. 8.5/10.
Graveyard Shift: One of my favorites. A man working the night shift with his beleaguered  coworkers and his annoying boss stumbles upon something long locked away. 9/10.
Night Surf: An interesting and unexpected little tie-in with The Stand. 6.5/10.
I Am the Doorway: A cool bit of 20th century sci-fi horror, but left me wanting something more. 7/10.
The Mangler: Classically gruesome. 7.5/10.
The Boogeyman: The popular standout from the collection. Short and sweet, but unfortunately not as creepy as I would've liked. 8.5/10.
Gray Matter: Pretty disgusting. 6/10.
Battleground: A strange short absurd, nearly comedic situation. Doesn't give much to think about, though. 5.5/10.
Trucks: My favorite of the collection's 'ludicrous situations' genre. Killer trucks. Don't question it, it is what it is. 8/10.
Sometimes They Come Back: A fun mystery that pokes at the nerves. 8.5/10.
Strawberry Spring: Atmospheric and moody with a nice Jack the Ripper feel. 8/10.
The Ledge: Very simple, but well executed thriller. 8/10.
The Lawnmower Man: Make sure you read this one. 9/10.
Quitters, Inc.: Perfect mix of thriller and horror, of real society and the possibilities of human psyche. 8.5/10.
I Know What You Need: The only story in this collection that stars a woman as the main character. There's not a HUGE mystery, but it's quite interesting. 7.5/10.
Children of the Corn: My personal favorite of the collection and much better than the movie. Awfully brutal and instilled with the tangible emptiness of the fields. 9.5/10.
The Last Rung on the Ladder: Sweet and sad. 7.5/10.
One for the Road: A fun return to a previous story, this time even more tense. 9/10.
The Woman in the Room: Not expecting something so sad to cap off the collection. 8/10.

Very fun and worthwhile overall. I don't know why I avoided short stories for so long. Overall 8/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Torture, Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Body horror

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

catriona176's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked the latest stories a lot more than the earlier ones, which seems to mean I particularly like King’s work in the mid to late 70s

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Murder, and Suicide

zone_a3's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Murder, and Terminal illness

proceduralbob's review

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Terminal illness, Cancer, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

srags's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

lou_o_donnell's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Racism