Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Shining by Stephen King

43 reviews

aaryaisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

jessidelost's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

5.0

A well crafted novel. They aren’t made quite like this anymore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Alcoholism, Confinement, Blood, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Ableism, Murder, Death, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

Moderate: Car accident, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Slavery, Genocide, Child death, and War

binderjo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The plot was good, but Steven King keeps using racial slurs and very misogynistic language that can be quite startling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Racism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Physical abuse

alaskan_bull_worm's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

My first Stephen King book! What do I think of it? 

I really liked the beginning and middle more than the end. I can’t really explain it, but I wasn’t as sucked in. I feel like I end up rushing near the end of a book just because it’s in sight. 
The disembodied style of the nightmare sequences weren’t as effective as they could have been. I think the looking-into-characters’-minds had the highest quality writing. (I’m not saying King was horrible in other ways. Just that you win some, you lose some.) The huge violent scenes near the end didn’t work as well with me, is what I’m trying to say. I really don’t know why. I guess my previous point was really the “why.”
I loved the parts where we get into Jack’s mind to see his slow degrade into madness (or loss of self-control, or the hotel taking over him, whichever way you see it). It was interesting to see his perception of his father shift later on. He kind of changed the story of why his father did what he did. 
I have mixed feelings about Wendy. Her personality was kind of just “mother and wife,” though she certainly was a round character. I guess it’s just that near the end we see how strong she really is (willfully, mostly) compared to her more empty threats to Jack during their relationship. I mean, Jack did lots of bad things, and she was always upset about him doing that, but she rarely did much about it. I guess I like her? 
So . . . yeah? Altogether it’s a pretty good book that I guess I’d recommend. I am likely to read more King in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief

annikw's review against another edition

tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Child death

Minor: Cannibalism

molly_greenshields's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Ummmm so who knew I'd be a HUGE Stephen King girlie? Not usually my kinda genre but boy, did this book take me by surprise. I was absolutely blown away. Time to finally brave the film?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Child death, and Blood

anjalirenee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

way better than the movie when it comes to characterization. wendy is way more 3 dimensional and jack is actually sympathetic which makes the story even more tragic. and Dick Hallorann doesn't die ! Yay! AND THE TOPIARY ANIMALS WERE SO SCARY

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs and Suicidal thoughts

jazzjhg's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence and Suicidal thoughts

iconiclime123's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Excellent book well worth the hype. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction