Reviews tagging 'Murder'

1922 by Stephen King

26 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

lareinadehades's review

dark tense fast-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

Quite a disturbing tale. In other words, a good work by King.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

pringlet95's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Wonderful book. Quick read but definitely creepy. I wish it had ended differently or provided a little more info on the 8 year gap but overall, I really enjoyed it and would 100% recommend. Very gory and unsettling. Loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

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

natan_is_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide

anglophone_historique's review

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Body horror, Violence, Sexual content, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

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

bec_97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide

debhawkins's review

dark sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal death, Grief, and Pregnancy