yellowpurple500 's review for:

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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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Wow. I didn't expect this to have the feminist spin added like it did. What an interesting book. Some of the scariest phrases I've read in awhile. You can definitely feel Jessie's descent into madness and the change of tone from horror to mystery sent shivers down my spine. Definitely skip this if you don't like gore though. I don't think I'll be using handcuffs in the bedroom anytime soon after this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail