Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

It by Stephen King

28 reviews

skogsheks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Sexism, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Violence, Homophobia, and Ableism

haileyeh's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Once again, the movies are better…if only because you don’t have to put up with King’s egregious sex scenes and over the top racism. Seriously, someone needs to investigate this man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Child death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Animal death

Moderate: Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Drug use, Infertility, Death of parent, Infidelity, Cancer, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Alcohol

esskaysquared's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

This is my first Stephen King book since I read Pet Sematary in middle school and was just way too scared by it. Having seen both the TV miniseries and the more recent movies, I was able to really focus on the storytelling rather than the scares. 

That said, I don't think I've ever read a longer book and finishing it left me exhausted! At a certain point reading felt like a chore, although some sections were really thrilling and moved quickly.

I would have given a higher rating (4 or 4.25), but I wasn't really prepared for all the racial slurs and racist stereotypes/impressions/jokes, and it really majorly detracted from my enjoyment in reading the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Ableism, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Racial slurs, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

shannolse's review against another edition

It started focusing more on the adults and I feel like I lost interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Ableism, Bullying, Antisemitism, and Child death

sheeshaleesh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, and Racial slurs

ziopera's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Non mentirò dicendo che ho iniziato questo romanzo con aspettative quantomeno alte. E non mi ha decisamente deluso. Quando sentiamo “It” ci viene soprattutto in mente il clown-assassino-ammazza-bambini, che è certamente un elemento chiave del libro. Un elemento che però viene usato da King per parlarci di molto, molto altro. 

Il razzismo, con l’incendio al Punto Nero, l’omofobia, con il brutale assassinio di Adrian Mellon, certamente causato in parte dall’influenza di It, ma anche perché il romanzo si svolge a Derry una cittadina di provincia tra gli anni ‘50 e ‘80. King è incredibile a descriverci questo tipo di realtà con tutte le sue sfaccettature e l’ipocrisia dei suoi abitanti, lo fa benissimo nelLe Notti di Salem e altrettanto magistralmente in It. 
Sicuramente un’altra tematica fondamentale del romanzo è l’infanzia. Le caratterizzazioni e i rapporti fra i personaggi sono tra i migliori, forse addirittura I migliori che abbia mai letto, non scherzo. Ci si affeziona in modo rapido al club dei Perdenti, specialmente, nel mio caso, a Ben, Richie, Bill e Beverly, i miei personaggi preferiti.

It non è un romanzo totalmente perfetto: vi sono alcuni momenti leggermente noiosi, anche per una persona che ama lo stile “prolisso e descrittivo” di King, come me.
Ma credetemi, arrivate al finale. Perché, andando contro corrente, penso che il finale sia il punto più alto del libro, di un epicità lovecraftiana che ho trovato in pochi altri testi, mescolandosi con il fantasy. La ‘vera fine’ è di una tenerezza, ma allo stesso tempo di una malinconia e crudeltà pazzesca. 

“È bello […] pensare che l’infanzia ha i suoi dolci segreti.”
“Scendeva a rotta di collo su Silver, correndo per battere il diavolo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

ardentlyandi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Came for Pennywise, stayed for The Losers Club. A heartfelt tale about childhood friends and togetherness. Slow paced but always moving forward. Each character feels real (Beverly and Stan less so) and fun to read about. I didn’t care for depictions of Beverly, and I don’t really believe the sewer scene was necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

sav_22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Excrement, Death of parent, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Torture, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Hate crime, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Body shaming, Body horror, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Incest, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Alcoholism

deathtoy4444's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Bullying, Hate crime, Self harm, Racism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, and Stalking

bomenvernietiger's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

Stephen are you ok

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Stalking, Vomit, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Antisemitism, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Ableism, Cancer, and Islamophobia