Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Night Shift by Stephen King

9 reviews

svnsn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

What a ride. I really enjoyed this book in all it's weirdness. Each story is very unique, dealing with a great variety of topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Terminal illness, Suicide, Cancer, Ableism, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

flavoredowl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cancer, Body horror, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

sappypatheticm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Blood, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Pregnancy, Murder, Religious bigotry, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Animal death, Death of parent, Car accident, Body horror, Alcoholism, Medical content, Homophobia, and War

catriona176's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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 liked the latest stories a lot more than the earlier ones, which seems to mean I particularly like King’s work in the mid to late 70s

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Murder, and Suicide

zone_a3's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Murder, and Terminal illness

proceduralbob's review

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Terminal illness, Cancer, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

srags's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

lou_o_donnell's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Racism

lisakate1126's review against another edition

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

This book is quintessential King with the great story telling. I love his earlier works and this didn’t disappoint. I haven’t read him in a little bit, so this was such a nice reunion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Violence