Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris

2 reviews

thursdd4y's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Bullying, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, Child death, War, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

freshbatchofbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The focus was on Hannibal’s childhood, but the first 50-75 pages focused on the antagonists of the novel, which made it a little difficult to follow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Violence, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Medical content, Murder, War, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, Bullying, Stalking, Trafficking, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Sexism, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Slavery