Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Cujo by Stephen King

28 reviews

curtiswastaken's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

theebster's review

Didn’t check content warnings and realized there was a child death coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

vixenreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

Although it could have used a thorough editor, the theme of pain and trauma being experienced in isolation is still prevalent and Cujo the St. Bernard deserved a better end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Alcoholism, Violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gore, Cursing, Animal death, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Abandonment, Excrement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault, Gun violence, Ableism, and Rape

Be aware that there are subjects of heat stroke, starvation/dehydration, vandalism, animal violence, rabies, marital dysfunction, and childhood fears addressed.

laneychaney's review

emotional sad tense

3.5

So slow in the beginning, this could have been 150 pages shorter, but enjoyed the second half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Alcohol

kismetgrove's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

First Stephen king book I managed to finish. So many spelling mistakes it was shocking. The last 30% is pretty good but a lot of it was boring as anything

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Confinement, Animal death, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

voicenextdoor's review

sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, Sexism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Animal death

Minor: Rape

smittenforfiction's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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? No

4.0

Re-read April 2024: The first half was a 3-star book, then things started to all come together and I can see the breadcrumbs King had laid. I highly recommend the audiobook narrated by Lorna Raver. What an actress. This book made me angry, tense, and sad. I want to be Donna when I grow up. What a resilient, determined, fearless woman. I'll share a longer review soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gore

ouroborian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Animal death, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

reverenddustbunny's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Terminal illness, and Domestic abuse

lizziemarie01's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Classism, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Minor: Murder, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Drug use, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Racism, and Sexual assault