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Gerald's Game

Gerald's Game (1992)

399 pages 3.8/5 Goodreads

Gerald and Jessie Burlingame have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband's games, but when Gerald refuses to stop she lashes out at him with deadly consequences. Still handcuffed, she is trapped and alone. Painful memories from her childhood bedevil her. Her only company is a hungry stray dog and the sundry voices that populate her mind. As night comes, she is unsure whether it is her imagination or if she has another companion: someone watching her from the corner of her dark bedroom. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/gerald_s_game.html

Author: Stephen King

ISBN: 9780606053105

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror Confined spaces (claustrophobia)

Sexual Content

Incest

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape
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