Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

38 reviews

jackslack's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The Hellbound Heart fails to truly deliver on the promise of its opening chapter. Promising a discussion of sexuality and sensuality taken to horrific extremes, it winds up rather being mostly a muted tale of desire that fails to really grapple with the nature of its intended thesis. A shame.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

kayleighgrimshaw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Murder

desertlurker's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

dig2deep's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, and Murder

apocalyptus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

jenniferlynnkrohn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cannibalism

cyanide_latte's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm not sure what I could really say, other than that this book feels like a very gothic, "decadent macabre" horror, and I'm also glad to have read this to get the background on the story before I ever go on to watch the movie Hellraiser.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

skilltoolow's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence