Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Misery by Stephen King

19 reviews

katiejackson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I've read a lot of King books, and I have to say, this one is by far one of the best ones I've read so far. I'd say it's now in my top five King books. Unbelievably tense, atmospheric and sad. I've noticed a recurring theme in the books I've his that I've loved, all of them are about an author. Annie is one of the most terrifying unhinged characters I have ever read about, but at the same time, it made her incredibly interesting to read about. I was so tense the whole time reading it I couldn't put it down! So good in a morbid kind of way. One of his best written works to date. Do yourself a favour, if you want isolated, uncomfortable, sad, tense, atmospheric psychological horror, pick this book up as soon as possible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Body horror, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

voidling's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i felt like i was personally being tortured while reading this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Abandonment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Ableism, Misogyny, Excrement, Vomit, Torture, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Gun violence, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

julesfromarvs's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

questa lettura è stata, in un certo senso, piacevole; ho trovato il racconto molto scorrevole e facile da seguire, e mi ha sicuramente tenuta attaccata alle pagine in una maniera assurda, contando i momenti carichi di suspense che ha. è un libro diverso dagli altri due si King che ho letto (The Stand e IT), e avevo il terrore che potesse non piacermi proprio perché, a differenza di quelli, ha solo due personaggi principali, e invece questa cosa non mi ha assolutamente pesato. anzi, trovo che Paul sia interessantissimo da leggere, e come sempre c'è grande attenzione al dettaglio e alla descrizione degli spazi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Animal death

lucual20's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

miraclesandmeatballs's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Torture, Medical trauma, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Confinement, Addiction, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gore, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Animal death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Sexism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Medical content, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death of parent

himangi's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Excrement, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racism, Car accident, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape