Reviews tagging 'Murder'

It by Stephen King

192 reviews

laurenleannereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Racism, Animal death, Murder, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Sexism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Emotional abuse

keywork1331's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is one of my favorite books I’ve read in a long time. I didn’t expect to be such a fan, given I’ve not read King before. Of any film of television I had consumed associated with his writing (which also was not much), the characters and stories presented felt flat and a little lifeless. His writing is so much richer in context and visuals. It’s a pleasure to read. You really come to understand the place, Derry, and love the brave kids who choose to confront a seemingly eternal and invincible evil. 

I’d rate higher if not for the disturbing treatment of the female protagonist in the group. I think King could have achieved his thematic point without having all the boys lose their virginity gang banging her. Yes, the kids battle an evil and are thrust into adulthood. We get it without taking this unnecesary, pervie step. Just because it’s horror, doesn’t make it okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Misogyny, Suicide, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Blood, Hate crime, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Racism

readingmausi's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

3.0

This book should have been a lot shorter. There were parts I really liked and parts I really disliked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Excrement, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Infidelity, Drug use, Fatphobia, Medical content, Car accident, Mental illness, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Body shaming, and Alcohol

sylviaisme's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Rape and Physical abuse

Minor: Racism

bondenj's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Murder, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Mental illness, Suicide, and Sexual violence

teaofleaves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Violence, Child death, Gore, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Medical content, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Excrement

macliffe's review

Too much sexual content

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Stalking, Antisemitism, Cursing, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Bullying, Racism, Infertility, Hate crime, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Suicide, Incest, and Vomit

neleusb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

audiobook with stephen weber is FANTASTIC, absolutely hard to get through some parts content wise, i was spoiled going in and still cringed at all that stephen king had to say

the tom shit in its entirety and the INTENSE sex scene with the kids at the end

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the spiritual alien eternal pain in my ass twist with finding out what pennywise IS, and it is a she and SHES PREGNANT, and sorry a turtle made the universe and gave bill a pep talk to kill a clown like what was that

. absolutely gripping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, Racism, Vomit, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Bullying, Sexual violence, Stalking, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Child death, Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Incest

melosamatic's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Bullying, Body horror, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

poorlyassembled's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Murder, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Hate crime