Reviews tagging 'Torture'

좀비 by Joyce Carol Oates, 공경희

13 reviews

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Gore, Mental illness, Medical content, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Slavery, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Misogyny, and Ableism

magepersephone's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, and Torture

gringolet's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.25

A meandering, disturbing book that goes nowhere on purpose. A threatening air of mundanity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

reginahafner_'s review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Racial slurs, Ableism, Bullying, Deadnaming, Sexual harassment, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

helen_is's review against another edition

So incredibly violent & way too confronting for me. I skipped ahead to the last couple of pages & can't see that there is a point to the violence/sexual abuse... it's just horrible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, and Kidnapping

tailwhip's review against another edition

dark tense

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

annihilatrix's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Sometimes I think that delving into the mind of a shitty person (in this case, fictionalized Jeffrey Dahmer if he lived in Michigan) is a white author excuse for being able to print racist slurs. I felt the same way about We Need to Talk About Kevin, though that was better for me in the exploration of maternal alienation. Zombie was gratuitous and just not good; I was extremely glad it was a short read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Hate crime, Stalking, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Torture, and Cannibalism

Minor: Ableism, Vomit, Body shaming, Slavery, and Animal cruelty

lior34's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Murder, Stalking, and Torture

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

_egg_wash's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Torture

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, and Blood

maeveroyal's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder