Reviews tagging 'Rape'

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

270 reviews

lancemama's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Bullying, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Rape, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death

brightface77's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

chicken_steadicam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Death, Child abuse, and Rape

shaunnow38's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Murder, Animal death, Gun violence, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, and Incest

jbcaddel's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Self harm

capercaillie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

1.5

It started strong and then floundered until the end. There were several points where I wanted to give up, but I persisted only because I hoped that the end would somehow tie everything together and make sense of the confusing, meandering plot. 

It did not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Incest, and Animal death

elizabethtrue's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Alcoholism

maybedavy's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

zorawitchin's review against another edition

5.0

absolutely one of my top books of the year. if you ever had a horror movie phase, you need to read this book right now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape

suncourts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Gore, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit

Minor: Rape and Child abuse