Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Stand by Stephen King

70 reviews

josiew's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Pregnancy, Body horror, Suicide, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Animal death, and Trafficking

katie_helf96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, War, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Slavery, Gore, Child death, Rape, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Grief

minttruffle's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

tiffcutshall's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

By far my favorite King novel. This is the second time I’ve read this, the first being back ‘08. It was even better the second time and I caught things I either missed or glossed over the first. 

I love the way King weaves multiple themes and ideals together that make not just an interesting story but one that makes the reader actually think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Cursing, Dysphoria, and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Confinement, Violence, Medical content, and Racial slurs

By far my favorite King novel. This is the second time I’ve read this, the first being back ‘08. It was even better the second time and I caught things I either missed or glossed over the first. I love the way King weaves multiple themes and ideals together that make not just an interesting story but one that makes the reader actually think.

alexashabit's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs and Rape

archimboldo_7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

O carte despre lupta dintre bine și rău și reconstruirea unei societăți într-o lume unde toată speranța pare pierdută. Recomand cu încredere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Mental illness

saj04's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual violence, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Rape, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

rosereadsalot's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Abortion, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Gun violence, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Addiction, Ableism, Animal death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Gore

kessejeen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, War, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Ableism, and Animal death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Body horror, and Fatphobia

tacitusreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Dark, introspective, diverse and extremely well written, this massive novel may be seem to be daunting, but whatever the case, you’ll almost certainly finish faster than you think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Body horror, Addiction, Cursing, Violence, and Drug use