Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Cujo by Stephen King

24 reviews

seeker42's review

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, and Child abuse

Minor: Murder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Cursing

kreglow's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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: Misogyny, Murder, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Animal death, Grief, Cursing, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

skelleybean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Sexual harassment, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content, Violence, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, Grief, Physical abuse, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

skysbooknook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Animal death, Cursing, Violence, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Infidelity

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Death, and Infidelity

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Violence, and Rape

hk848's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Excrement, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

carissa230's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.5

Going into this book I expected a horror book about a dog that murders people. Imagine my surprise when it turns out to be a dog with rabies. The parts written from Cujo's POV were so sad, I wasn't prepared for that as an animal lover. 

Tad is a little boy that is scared of his closet. His mom has been having an affair and his father is a marketing exec for a company that just had a major issue come up on one of the projects. When he goes out of town to work on it he has just learned of the affair. The mothers car keeps breaking down and she needs to get it fixed. 

Another story line is that of Cujo's owner, Brett. Brett is a little boy that loves Cujo. Cujo was a gift from his alcoholic father. When his mother wins the lotto she gives the father some money to get what he wants so she and Brett can go out of town. Brett's father is a mechanic. 

The scene is set. When Tad's mom shows up to get her car fixed she has no idea that there is anything wrong with Cujo. When the car breaks down and they're stuck in the car for days it's the perfect storm for them. 

It was a good book, but I wouldn't consider it a horror. I think maybe a thriller or even contemporary novel. It was definitely more sad than scary. The book also concentrates more on the peoples lives than on the fact that the dog is killing people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Child death, and Alcohol

add_a_little_spook's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, and Child death

Moderate: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

kmolson29's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity

Minor: Child death