Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

32 reviews

zone_a3's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, and Car accident

milessmiles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

i annotated this book for my best friend cause we both love reading horror books :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

I thought the town and the characters within the town were fascinating. With that said, the main character was bland… and this book was wayyyy too long. I loved Dracula so I had a bit of hope. This book isn’t terrible, but it definitely isn’t the bed vampire read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and War

Just assume this book has it all.

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, and Alcohol

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Wew this took me (what felt like) a while. My copy also had Jerusalem's Lot, the short story, in the back, which I didn't actually read. I think I'll appreciate it more if I read it as part of Night Shift. 

I enjoyed this overall, it had the spooky small town vibes I was wanting and it was interesting to see King's take on vampires. I surprisingly enjoyed the priest character, and the exploration of faith and the concept of evil. The other characters were fine, although I wish Susan had a little more to her.

The pacing towards the end was a little odd, though admittedly probably partially because I didn't expect the last 150 pages to actually be a short story and deleted scenes. The build up to the 'big thing' at the end felt a little drawn out, with the end its self feeling almost rushed. But considering its length, it rarely if ever felt like a drag.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, and Blood

milorogers's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

kaythebee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

georgiaaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

mojavetent's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

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