Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

1922 by Stephen King

12 reviews

danicat2's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

pholcidae's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

My second King book and certainly not my last. The writing was satisfying and it had the tension and emotion I enjoy from him.

I found the setting, pacing, and length to suit the story perfectly. It felt lonely, discomforting, and altogether an anxious account of events.

The characters were light on detail and not much development seemed to happen with them. I don’t know if that was deliberate, but it left me wanting for more to love/hate in them.

The plot itself was okay, a good and miserable tale. Like the characters, it felt hasty - almost as if the story itself was a passing daydream that never really fleshes out.

I enjoyed the way the story is written:

a confession written by a clearly broken man. Although, I found it hard to believe someone would continuously write a confession such as this, let alone with some sections forming simple exposition. 

Overall, a good book, just not one I found difficult to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Gun violence

millenniumix's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

A really gruesome King take on a criminal confession pre-Great Depression era. I could really feel, smell, taste whatever is being described. Solid narration and exposition, as usual. With twists that one would not see coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

scogo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Suicide, and Body horror

un_savoury's review against another edition

dark 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: Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Rape

immaculori's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, Cursing, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, and Mental illness

loganreadshorror's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Gore

lawsonm's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

An intresting book. I really enjoyed it, I find it to be more disturbing than many other King books. All in all, I thought the book was very good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs and Alcohol

caidyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Not all of King's short stories are good, but this one sure hit the spot. Admittedly, I liked the first half better than the second half. It was good, but I felt it went in a direction I wasn't as interested in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Gore