Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

7 reviews

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Violence

liblibby's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

3.0

I never want to read Stephen King ever again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Murder

scip's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

augustinedreams's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It was a good book, but lasted way too long. Also once again Stephen King brings things into the story he doesn't have to (ie sexual assault & domestic abuse). This is a book about vampires not abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Violence, Addiction, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Torture, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

lovelybibliomanic's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Bullying and Blood

shieldbearer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Excellent writing, and the slow pace is absolutely a plus- like building an intricate domino structure before knocking it all down. Found myself particularly attached to Mark. King has a knack for portraying humanity at its most grotesque that is more fascinating than his monsters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia, Ableism, Islamophobia, Transphobia, War, Bullying, Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Vomit

Minor: Excrement, Addiction, Rape, Pedophilia, and Abortion

milorogers's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, and Violence