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Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

15 reviews

tobydamiller's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

ljhreads's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

nikkacostia's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

thursdd4y's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Vomit

aisling73's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Stalking, Murder

bashsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Darkly Dreaming Dexter is difficult for me to rate. This is because if I take off my nostalgia-coated glasses, it's trash. Interesting and fun trash (uh, mostly, some of it is offensive and tasteless and kind of always has been), but still. And also, sometimes it's annoying (I do not like the alliteration thing).

However, I LOOOVED the Dexter TV show as a teenager, and that really boosts the book's quality - especially given that I most enjoyed comparing the book to what I remember from the show (the plot is similar but the characterizations are different so that's neat).

So, I settled on 3 stars because I had fun, but I wouldn't say it's actually that good if you didn't hyperfixate on the show at 16. And yes, I will probably read the other ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Racism, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Classism

-Whorephobia

bakedbri's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I think this is an instance where the visual adaption is better than the source material. The characters are too unlikeable in the book, in my opinion, to merit reading it when you can watch the show - which at least makes the characters endearing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment

crimsonash606's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An intriguing deep dive into the mind of tvs favorite serial killer. A fun, macabre read for any with the stomach for listening to someone who loves the violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great. Stylish writing, brilliant characters, great story. Got a wee bit slow at parts. Looking forward to the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

refrejarator's review against another edition

2.75

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A lot of alliteration. Dexter is really annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail