Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Shining by Stephen King

296 reviews

coffeekitty37's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

_marycappiello3's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Racism, Self harm, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Racial slurs

thrower1828's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Violence

cyndakeel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

kerryamber's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Minor: Racial slurs

hellococo927's review

dark 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

2.25

 While I acknowledge The Shining's reputation as a horror classic, the experience fell flat for me. The plot itself is decent, with the potential for a chilling family-in-peril scenario. However, the excessive exposition throughout the book bogged down the pacing significantly. I found myself frequently distracted and struggling to maintain momentum.

Going in fresh, without prior knowledge of the story, I believe the slow build could have been more effective. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of detail and background information often overshadowed the actual suspense, making it a slog to get through. While I can appreciate the attempt at character development, it often felt unnecessary and detracted from the central narrative.

Overall, while the core story holds promise, the overwhelming amount of exposition ultimately hindered my enjoyment of this classic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Violence

michbrito's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

aeroscrolls's review

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, Addiction, and Child abuse

alex60517's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Child abuse, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Racism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, Confinement, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Vomit

auslyn's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

INCREDIBLE! an absolutely amazing slowburn horror. it's a perfect look into the mind of an abused woman/spouse, an amazing allegory for the destruction and seeming possession alcohol causes. it was a tough but cathartic read as a survivor. me personally? fuck jack torrance but u do u 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Child abuse