Reviews tagging 'Death'

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.

4 reviews

introverted_reads's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Vomit, Blood, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Police brutality, Gun violence, Excrement, and Violence

jaaeelyn's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit and Death

literarylion's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

This was EXTREMELY graphic, sometimes gratuitously so, but I still think it has a lot to say, especially when it was published in the late 70s. Selby's experimentation with minimal punctuation was effective and didn't impact the flow. Probably some of the most complex and evocative character development I've read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Drug use, Excrement, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Violence

remi_k's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Excrement and Vomit