Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Story of the Eye by Roland Barthes, Susan Sontag, Georges Bataille

30 reviews

seabroom's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Sexual content

vacationrick's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

axel_p's review against another edition

dark funny 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? N/A

3.5

This book was absolutely hilarious

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

_blue_linckia's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

I would recommend it to fans of Clive Barker or Hellraiser.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Blood, Physical abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Excrement, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

deerling's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

I've seen this book in multiple 'the most disturbing books' list, and that's why I wanted to read it. It was disturbing, but not as much as I thought it would be. I do understand why it was written under a pseudonym, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

mamacroonie's review against another edition

challenging 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

Read this to understand why Bjork exalted it so much. I don’t think I appreciated it as much as she did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Incest, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Racism

rosekent's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is beyond NSFW but it's not exactly a one-handed affair, either-- reads less like a novel and more like a piss-soaked fever dream of the most deranged sex scenes someone could conjure up. I wonder if audiences 100 years ago had to stop and laugh at what can feel like gratuitous obscenity, but ultimately I enjoyed the ride and found the glimmers of Bataille's mysticism quite haunting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Excrement, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Mental illness, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

tofi_15's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Rape, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Animal death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Suicide, and Physical abuse

ashs_ephemera's review against another edition

1.0

wtf WAS that???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Body horror, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit

zmorgason's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Rape, and Gore