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Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

16 reviews

stephanieelyse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Just finished Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King in honor of the Eclipse taking place today. It felt like a very fitting read, and not that I expected anything less from one and only Stephen King, it delivered. While I hope no one follows in Dolores’s footsteps during the eclipse, I loved the format of this account. I don’t quite know if I would have liked the format from any other author, but for King’s style, it works pretty flawlessly. My one complaint is that the lack of chapters makes it hard to put down and read over multiple sittings. Not impossible, just difficult. You have to pick your moments of natural pauses to stop, and I just found there weren’t many of them. This feels like it is meant to be read in one shot, and if you can manage that, all the power to you! The pacing and flow were great, and I really wish I could have read it all in one sitting to get the narrative as Andy would have heard it in that room. I think the characters felt real, and though they suffered trauma throughout, it made them feel more realistic and grounded in the story. Though not my favorite SK novel (That spot is still reserved for Misery) there is definitely a reason why King is known for his writing, and this is certainly another great example. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Car accident, Death of parent, Incest, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

jlothian's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Blood, Excrement, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

kreglow's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Dementia, Excrement, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Incest

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Incest, Murder, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

2lava2lantula's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Dementia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Incest

lolra's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75

I loved the format of this book, it's unlike any of his previous writings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

cate_with_a_c's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

Very fast read, I like that it’s all in first person and a different set up than Kings other works. Delores Caliborne is at the police station being questioned about her employer’s death and her story takes a different turn. The last 50 pages was long winded but overall I really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

gigi_bookish's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

This is one of those books I think best experienced as an audiobook. If you’re planning on reading this, do it on audio, the narrator does an excellent job in giving life to Dolores’ character. 
This one’s a dark and emotional read about one woman’s life in the 60s, and how she came to be questioned for a murder. It was certainly intriguing. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

These are very briefly mentioned, nothing to put a sensitive reader off like me but maybe best mentioned still.