Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop

37 reviews

amorphousbl0b's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and War

poisoned_icecream's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Racism, Animal death, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, War, and Sexual content

tahsintries's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Racism, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Kidnapping and Slavery

adamsfall's review

dark emotional sad medium-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

4.0

Ooooof. This one was a tough read. World War I is one of the most horrific conflicts in recent memory, far enough in the past to seem like it was longer ago than it really was, recent enough that when you learn about it, you’re even more appalled. The fighting was brutal, bloody, dirty, and inhuman — which makes At Night All Blood is Black feel like a horror novel. This is the perfect example of why I love horror, it’s a genre that is in every other genre of literature. Fear and disgust are base human emotions and categorizing things into specific boxes is arbitrary. This book has a few of the most disgusting scenes I’ve read in a long time, but it’s considered “literary fiction.” 🤷🏻‍♂️

A short and heavy read that shouldn’t be missed for fans of history, war, horror, and deeply human stories. 

4/5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, War, and Sexual content

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Torture, Excrement, Gore, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Racial slurs, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

oopsy's review

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Minor: Mental illness

misty_kb's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Rape

thewickermage's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I didn't enjoy the writing style. I agree with the general sentiment of other reviewers around the repetition. It felt more like I was reading a book about a serial killer than anything else. It wasn't an enjoyable read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, War, Sexual content, Murder, and Racism

mrrou's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Grief, Rape, Torture, Mental illness, Blood, Sexual violence, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Colonisation

akane_readsyt's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Grief, Body horror, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual assault