Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

31 reviews

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Dementia, Cannibalism, Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Dementia

directorpurry's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Vomit, Cannibalism

rendezvous's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Stalking, Toxic friendship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism

sadikes's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I watched the NBC show Hannibal before I read this, and I found it really interesting comparing the two! There are more steps to the mystery in the book, and without giving away anything, I'll say that the two endings are very different. The mystery was alright--it probably would have been more intriguing if I didn't already know how it ended. One thing that bugged me was how little the character Hannibal was in the book.

Will makes such a big deal about having to go and see him, but he doesn't really help at all. Just tries to get the Red Dragon to murder him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder

dilani's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Death

Minor: Cannibalism

hungryheidi2013's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism

booksgirl456's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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: Complicated

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This book is an amazing story, not only does it have diverse characters and plot, it has an ending that will haunt you for a long time. Will Graham’s internal battles with his trauma and pure empathy are well thought out and written, as well as

Francis Dolahyde’s own struggles with his battles with the “dragon” and he is a tragic character who always seems to want to stop but just can’t manage it

the introduction to Hannibal Lecter is both thought provoking and spine chilling. All in all an amazing read and a must read if you are a fan of phycological horror and mystery novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Amazing

mclachlan301003's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment

bugeys's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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La lettura di questo libro è stata sicuramente interessante, in quanto il mio livello di godimento dell'opera è variato parecchio nel corso di quest'ultima.

Personalmente, ho trovato l'inizio e la prima parte dello sviluppo della storia, fino a pagina 120 circa, lento e non particolarmente coinvolgente, a tal punto da aver difficoltà a voler proseguire con la lettura. Poi, è arrivata la parte centrale del libro, che mi ha completamente stregata e mi ha tenuta incollata alle pagine, e questo momento è durato quasi fine alla conclusione dell'opera.

Purtroppo, però, gli ultimi due capitoli del romanzo hanno inficiato sul mio apprezzamento del finale, che sarebbe invece stato perfetto senza quest'ultimi.

In aggiunta, ma questo è dovuto al fatto che mi sono approcciata a questa lettura senza conoscerne in maniera approfondita la trama, mi sarei aspettata nell'opera una presenza maggiore di Hannibal Lecter, ma la cosa non ha influito sul giudizio dell'opera.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis