Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

36 reviews

darkpizza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

bluejay1997's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

apfel_strudel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child death

thebooknook4857c's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

kellyd's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Well-written. King knows how to craft a sentence; that's for sure. Scenery, character description, small town life, all beautifully done. The plot is reminiscent to Dracula. I must ask though: how is this scary or considered horror? Was anyone actually afraid reading this?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape

ashareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Rape