Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

62 reviews

sephiefoxx's review against another edition

3.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Cannibalism

bbk8's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Cannibalism

connorfrown's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death, Child death

fawnalone's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

flooooo's review against another edition

3.5

dark 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

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The second half is way more interesting and tense than the first wich is a real slog to get through. Also Hannibal Lecter is advertised as a major character on the front and back of the book but he only appears on like 10 pages. Overall I'd save the time and watch the 2002 movie with Anthony Hopkins instead.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

greenan26's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark lighthearted tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

Minor: Drug use

monicaa_d's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Viscerally disturbing.

Enjoyability  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Impact ⭐⭐⭐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

caesar2014's review against another edition

4.0

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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Dementia, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

juleseliasw's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Pretty outdated at times, but beautifully written descriptive details. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood

alexasolis98's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was suspenseful and disturbing at times. The writing was not my favorite, it was almost choppy at times. I was sometimes a bit lost as to what was going on. However, there were times when the scenes were vivid. Will Graham was an interesting character, along with his relationship with Jack Crawford. I wish we could have seen more Hannibal Lecter. He is a very intriguing character that I look forward to reading more of. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Fire/Fire injury