Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Sluts by Dennis Cooper

24 reviews

kiiromitsubachi's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, and Self harm

nicolehoyme's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

I’m very conflicted on what to give this book. It is deeply disturbing, and I can’t say I enjoyed it. But the writing was good and the story was well executed, I thought, and I couldn’t put it down. I have not read anything like it nor will I probably read anything like it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

cmrnism's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

oh absolutely not. i feel so ill. 
i’m unbelievably paranoid right now, even though there’s nothing to be paranoid over. worse than any horror.
for some reason, i just didn’t stop reading. morbid curiosity i suppose, all for nothing with that ending though

anyone rating this higher than 2 stars should seek professional help

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Sexual violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Cancer

Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Incest

alex17's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

tbrnichols's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

A truly sick book, some of the most depraved things I've ever read. I think my main problem with it is that the violence depicted didn't seem like a caring and sexy sort of violence? Or even like a personal, domineering sort of violence, instead it felt impersonal and rote, meaningless and horrible. I think this book may have temporarily ruined violence in sex for me by inserting the doubt that those doing violence to me are doing it without the attachment and value it deserves. I think there actually is a way to write about this sort of thing in a hopeful way, and there are definitely glimpses of that here, but being surrounded by such depravity and hatred can make it hard to sift those out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Torture, Body horror, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

horrorhayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

chronicreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Haha what the fuck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Alcohol, Body horror, Murder, Self harm, and Physical abuse

fran_njoroge's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Excrement, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

sleaterkenneth's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

I truly don't know how to rate this one!! Shocked it's for BOOK CLUB that's for sure!!!!!! My brain feels squeezed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

Minor: Alcoholism

kokeb's review against another edition

dark tense

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Body horror, Excrement, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Torture