Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Shining by Stephen King

36 reviews

corleone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Biphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Forced institutionalization

bekahhinson's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Child abuse

bethnash's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

zacharie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Only thing keeping this book from 5 stars is the excessive use of n-words, as a black person it made me a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, stellar experience, gave me the spooks and kept me awake for an entire night :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Addiction

Minor: Car accident and Animal cruelty

finn_vibing's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Body horror, Alcoholism, Cursing, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Gaslighting

rci0_'s review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence