Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

28 reviews

maggotea's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.25

ableism abounds in this novel. the racism, murder, and sexual assault are all viewed as negative, but the ableism is meant to make us sympathize with our main character. not the case for me, i would not recommend this one and will not be reading it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Rape, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Ableism, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

onceupontheresbrokenheart's review against another edition

dark mysterious

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Death, Murder, Incest, Physical abuse, Blood, and Gore

d0nni3d's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.75

I am not easy to unsettle, so I guess the author did his job, the gore and the writting were good, but I personally find it difficult to enjoy a book when I don't like the main character and don't care what happens to them. Brutal and definitely not for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Incest, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Ableism, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual assault, and Violence

myahk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Incest, Murder, Rape, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder

liv54kmg's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Eating disorder

yennifer's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Body horror, Incest, Rape, and Racial slurs

babieghoul's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Gore

mynameisacolour's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

1.0

Vile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Racial slurs, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder