Reviews tagging 'Gore'

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

393 reviews

robertooogreenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

Great read really delves into the human pysche and let's loose on the absurdity of the human mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

chitti's review against another edition

dark funny medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Violence, Sexual violence, Gore, and Drug abuse

callanmh's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Torture

isabel_is_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Torture, Death, Mental illness, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Hate crime, Misogyny, Classism, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Cursing, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

sanrio_snail's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Animal death, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Vomit, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Cursing, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

butchjadeharley's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

i think im a different person now. great book, five stars, no notes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Homophobia

Minor: Child death and Eating disorder

grassgoat's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Gore, Homophobia, Vomit, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Hate crime, Gun violence, Alcohol, Abortion, Torture, Sexism, Murder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Cursing, Classism, and Rape

_alyosha_'s review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child death, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism

carlytenille's review against another edition

I could keep reading for the sake of finishing but I won’t enjoy it. I can’t read about

animals being tortured

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Murder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

molly_au's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny reflective slow-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

Very, very gruesome.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Animal death, Physical abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Ableism, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Antisemitism, Body shaming, and Alcohol