Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman

15 reviews

atuin's review

dark fast-paced

2.5

A gruesome tale with beutiful artwork, but some dated language like calling romani the g slur. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racial slurs

torismazarine's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Cannibalism, Rape, and Animal death

joscelynhe's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Death, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Murder, Torture, Sexual content, and Rape

stevie02's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Torture, Death of parent, and Excrement

Necrophilia

vgp's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

Disturbing retelling of Snow White. Very detailed art work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Torture

magoo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Moderate: Incest

adonis_march's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Up top, I will add this disclaimer, unfortunately Gaiman still has not learned in 2019 that the g-slur is not an appropriate was to refer to Romani people, and this book has brief but stereotypical depictions of Romani individuals, as well as some elements of anti-Romani sentiment. That is why it is only receiving 4.5 stars, despite my love for the story itself.

As a lover of horror and Gaiman, "Snow, Glass, Apples" is everything I could ask for in a Snow White retelling. This lush, gothic thriller of a fairytale combines just the right pacing with elegantly unnerving illustrations done in an art-nouveau style. The character of the Evil Queen was sympathetic in a much more realistic way than many adaptations - where her actions remain the same as the original fairytale, but you can actually understand and sympathize with why she was forced to these extremes. Snow White, as a villain, was again, so perfectly unnerving and terrifying - a true creature of the night from folklore. The ending is dark, it is a tragedy, but you get the feeling about two pages in that this is NOT going to end happily ever after. Overall, if you like a darker read & some beautiful art, definitely pick this up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Death, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping and Body horror

Minor: Self harm, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Torture

Major Content Warning for Necrophilia

emilo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Incest, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Torture

evilpansy's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, Self harm, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

amkleio's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence