Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

25 reviews

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

Where to start with this? The story had potential to be really fun and at times I was wanting to know what was going to happen next, but every single character ruined this for me. They were all written as a caricature of what they should be. You have the ex druggie turned religious girl, the wacky neighbor who is paranoid from too much pot, the Hispanic landscaper, and the super scientific atheist parents. Not only was there fat shaming, but some shocking racist remarks, and transphobia that cannot be overlooked. Every single instance of those could have been deleted completely and it wouldn’t have changed anything about the story or the characters, they were just there to be there. Had those been removed I do think my rating would be different, however they weren’t and can’t be ignored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol

moiralyle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, and Sexual content

whatathymeitwas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Well that was a trip, I kept thinking I knew what was going on and boy, was I wrong. I liked this quite a bit. It does have its issues, but the fact that it was a well written, unique story, pretty much held my attention. I also appreciated that it was presented with artwork within, that was refreshing. Overall I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail