Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Cujo by Stephen King

22 reviews

veelaughtland's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment

Minor: Medical content

bwbarnes709's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Stephen King’s writing style is a personal favourite of mine. Fantastic story with the right balance of horror and character-driven story.

Definitely not “action-packed”, but super thought provoking. The constant re-visiting of decisions being a “singularity” that can lead to an infinite number of outcomes is something I’ll think about often in my own life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood

mossy_rock's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent

the_bookish_owl's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse

mepereyra6's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Overall loved the book. The end felt a little rushed. I feel like if other stuff in the book was edited out King could have taken more time to close out the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death

Moderate: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape

himpersonal's review against another edition

3.75

emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a linear story of one event happening after another. There’s very little character development and the relationships are all superficial. There’s tragedy and no real levity. So I find myself wondering why I liked this book, and I realized it’s because it's a plausible book. This could happen anywhere. Please be responsible pet owners and get your pets up to date on all their shots and whatnots!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

perth_is's review against another edition

4.25

dark 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

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i didn’t care much for the drama between the people, but I knew it was necessary. I was just bored during those parts. thankfully, Cujo the dog made up for it, everytime it was his perspective.

And the whole part of being stuck in the car was written really well. I was very tense the whole time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment

tygeis02's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual harassment

smittenforfiction's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Re-read April 2024: The first half was a 3-star book, then things started to all come together and I can see the breadcrumbs King had laid. I highly recommend the audiobook narrated by Lorna Raver. What an actress. This book made me angry, tense, and sad. I want to be Donna when I grow up. What a resilient, determined, fearless woman. I'll share a longer review soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief

cjconnell's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Following a slow first half, Cujo really picks up towards the end. A well known King novel, the ending leaves a bitter taste in the mouth and a feeling of “what if” so familiar to many of his stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail