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pkc's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Violence, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Torture, Body horror, Confinement, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, and Mental illness
stars_and_stags's review against another edition
- 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
The first chapter is very dark and the opening pages are horrific to read.
There are also quite a few words & phrases that were quite shocking to hear in 2023.
Overall, I like the journey Rose goes on but I perfectly understand why some choose not to read this. It’s a tough read.
Graphic: Abortion, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexism, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Addiction, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
tifftastic87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
It made me more emotional this time around for sure but it was... Definitely 90s. Its always hard when King writes from his villain's perspective because they are always truly horrible and its hard to hear the language they use about other people. However it does truly make you hate Norman.
Graphic: Bullying, Cannibalism, Classism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism
susysstories's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, and Emotional abuse
2booksandacoffee's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
For being such a heavy read, and by heavy I mean there is A LOT of abuse in this book. Its the entire plot. Physical, sexual and mental.
Rose is married to a detective, their relationship started out normal. However the issues didn't start until they got married and that's when the abuse started. 14 years of abuse, fourteen years, before Rose had her ah-ha moment and woke up. One day she knew that the next time he was going to kill her, so what did she do? She ran for her life. She had moments through out the book where she was looking over her shoulder and she could hear Norman's voice telling her that he was coming for her.
This definitely felt more of a psychological thriller to me rather than horror. The cat and mouse game through out, getting the two points of view throughout the book really gets us into the inner workings of Rosie and Norman's minds. King is the absolute best at being able to do that, and with Norman's sick and twisted mind it was quite interesting to see his side if these psychologically speaking.
I'm going to be very blunt, this was a fucked up story. But it is well worth it if you can get through the horrifying acts of violence.
TW: physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse, murder, violent scenes, miscarriage.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Death, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Miscarriage, and Gore