Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

10 reviews

adutcher's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

Wow. I love King & I love horror and I love this book but god it was uncomfortable to read. I really had breathe deeply through quite a few parts of this book if not close it and walk around for a bit to manage.

I normally don't love women written by men but I'll give credit, King really did a wonderful job in this book. Jessie & the many variations of voices she hears throughout this book was so interesting and for a book with primarily one location setting it is absolutely fascinating.

I really truly love this book so much, I don't know if I'll ever be able to read it again but I LOVE it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

kreglow's review

dark emotional sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexism, Confinement, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

ajg2289's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.0

This was my first Stephen King novel and will be my last. He uses the word “cunt” in a really obnoxious way and he seems to be darkly fascinated by children and sexuality and exploiting them in that way. Making up horrific stories and scenarios and describing them in the most dense, pointless way. DO NOT RECOMMEND. 
The twist at the end was laughable and had nothing to do with the story prior the last 40 pages. Terrible.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, and Cursing

kkalicky94's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Confinement, Gaslighting, Incest, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

hb2249's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was overwhelming to say the least. I am usually fine when it comes to reading books with very dark themes, but this was too much for me. When I finished it, I definitely regretted reading it, but thinking on it, it certainly set new boundaries for me when it came to serious topics. If thinking about reading PLEASE read the trigger warnings before, I went into this blind and I kind of regret it. Definitely a book I will only ever read once.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Car accident

This book is forever known as the trauma book to my friends and I. DO NOT read if you have sensitivities to sexual assault, especially between adult and child. This book hits hard and it has graphic details of crimes in it. It heavily details mental trauma and mental illness in the main character.

pancakes4all's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

miiamack's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

mooseonashelf's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I read this book after I watched the movie,which isn’t something I typically do. I was hesitant to read it since I had already saw the movie (which I loved) I didn’t think it would really interest me since I knew what was going to happen. BOY was I wrong! This book made me feel so many things,more than the movie. The whole hand/handcuff situation made me so queasy. Watching it was one thing but to read it,with all the details and descriptions oh lord haha it was intended!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

amna_a's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

tiarasandjeans's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity and Physical abuse