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adutcher's review against another edition
- 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
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.
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
r_o_s_e's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Incest, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Death, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, Car accident, Excrement, Stalking, and Vomit
elisabethkatee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
i feel like this is one king could have probably kept in the drawers, idk the writing and ‘plot’ to me just seemed very offhand (mind the pun💀) and i very much got the feeling nothing was planned out too deeply, just all a bit here and there ya know. as much as i was enraptured reading it, i wouldn’t say it was something i majorly enjoyed, if that’s even the right word to use for a book like this hahaha! i love king and his work and i think he has a godlike talent for writing but i just wouldn’t use this particular work of his as an example for that…
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Rape, and Stalking
Minor: Car accident, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse
c100's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Incest, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Car accident
hb2249's review against another edition
- 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
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.joshoonet's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexism
ma_bster's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, and Car accident
amna_a's review
- 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
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