Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Story Of The Eye by Georges Bataille

35 reviews

elaichipod'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

3.5

I read this book because I read that Bjork's "Venus as a Boy" music video was inspired by it on Genius. I was shocked for a majority of the book and I might just regret reading it. But when I think about "Venus as a Boy," I can see how the main character is Venus. Like a god, he does as he pleases sexually and has this omnipotent power, at least to himself. He and Simone commit all these sex-based crimes with the audacity of a god. I think as a literary work, it is incredibly depraved and there's a lot of "primitive" ideas. I had to stop reading a couple times and just think about what my eyes and brain just perceived.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

erissa_lestrange's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Incest and Violence

kieranyes's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sbsin's review against another edition

it’s just so pointless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, and Alcohol

readingguy's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.0

A tamer version of  Marquis de Sade.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content