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gaeliloveweiss's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Racism, Alcoholism, Gore, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Rape, Physical abuse, Genocide, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Hate crime
judassilver's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Hate crime, Gun violence, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide
natperkins445's review against another edition
Graphic: Antisemitism and Animal cruelty
sommarborne's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
But I think now more than ever this book is a critical read. This shows the inner workings of a kid who starts off innocuous and his descent into extreme bigotry and how kids can be groomed into horrific ideologies. It is a short, quick read and it is the kind of thing you won’t put down until you are done. There is no relief or happy endings here. It is just one fucked up short story. Read at your own risk.
As a caution, there is vivid animal cruelty and death with a cat that is vile to read. There is an equally disturbing sexual assault sequence in a dream.
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Sexism, War, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Police brutality, Animal death, Torture, Terminal illness, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
danley_jr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Murder and Rape
Moderate: Antisemitism and Genocide
sloan_emmi92'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? Yes
3.75
Stephen King is an extremely, extremely talented author, especially because he made me visibly wanna gag throughout this book. I’ve never read anything like this, so maybe it’s just my first time reading a genuinely dark and disturbing novel. I think the thing that truly scared me about this was it was circling an event that actually happened that I’ve learned so much about and is so incredibly devastating.
I knew this book was gonna be scary but it definitely exceeded the expectations. And that ending!!!! It was so unexpected and the things that were revealed throughout the book, I never would’ve guessed.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Gun violence, Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Animal death
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Suicide, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Gaslighting, and Blood
Minor: Child death
coffils1's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, War, Genocide, Sexual violence, Body horror, Rape, Antisemitism, Blood, Torture, Hate crime, Violence, Gore, and Sexual assault
sappypatheticm'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Rape, Genocide, Animal death, War, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism
beathebluebird'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
3.5
Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, Murder, and Antisemitism
mariahlynn123'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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Torture, Racism, Gore, Antisemitism, Animal death, War, Suicide, Racial slurs, Murder, Hate crime, and Gun violence