Reviews

Il monaco by Antonin Artaud, Matthew Gregory Lewis

hthacher's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

pipbiz's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape, Miscarriage, Torture, and Incest

Minor: Antisemitism

dankesean's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.25

k3k3nator's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

athos's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

5.0

I loved it, the ending was terrifying, reading Ambrosio's descent into evil was gripping. Some of the subplots (e.g., the history of don raymond) went on for too long and distracted from the main plot, but were enjoyable in their own right. I liked the constant imbalance between Reason and religion, where some characters dismissed the religious and supernatural as irrational, and then in the next scene, someone would be haunted by literal ghosts. Gothic and spooky

sabcazas's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.0

londondziban's review against another edition

Had to stop reading because of its depiction of SA. I am not in the headspace to handle it. 

byp's review against another edition

4.0

This is a horror novel, but written in the 18th century. It's totally freaky, and gets banned a lot, so you know it's good.

leesmee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

novabird's review against another edition

3.0

3.8 Great attention to dark details of souls mired in blood/shadow existence.