Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Carrie by Stephen King

134 reviews

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

My god, this poor girl didn’t stand a chance…

Carrie White is a misunderstood and abused teenage girl, who just so happens to have extraordinary powers. At school, she’s bullied and abused by her classmates. At home, she is abused and neglected by her uber-religious mother, who has spent Carrie’s entire life instilling the idea that she is sinful and evil in Carrie’s head. With the incredible power of telekinesis, just how far can Carrie be pushed before she snaps?

Honestly, this poor girl did not stand a chance. Between her mother, her classmates and her teachers, Carrie suffered horrendous physical and psychological abuse. Throughout the entire book, you just find yourself wanting to be able to help this poor, sheltered fictional character, because it reminds you that there are people in real life that suffer through this sort of abuse (you know, minus the telekinesis…). Honestly, by the end, I was cheering Carrie on. 

I did really like Sue’s character. It is all too common for kids and teens to succumb to peer pressure and do things that they don’t want to do, or they know isn’t right, but unfortunately people will do a lot to fit in. And honestly, I think that any one who says they’ve never done something they’ve regretted just because they wanted to fit in (especially in school) is lying. I loved that we saw Sue’s remorse and her attempts to make it up to Carrie. Even if her methods weren’t the best and a little misguided, her intentions were good. 

Overall, even though this was a book that covered a very tough topic, I really enjoyed it and am glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Gore, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

cyndakeel's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, and Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

oisiveteolivaw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Cursing

nicoletiff's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, Self harm, Gore, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, and Violence

femtasia's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Blood, and Emotional abuse

sbinet4388's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Blood

sparky63's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Blood

rhiannonhoward's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Racial slurs

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Bullying, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

blark's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

The most horrifying thing I’ve ever read. The only knock I have is the how the “stream of consciousness” sidebars are written. It totally pulled me out of the story every time. This is a masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry