Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Psycho by Robert Bloch

14 reviews

greenan26's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Misogyny, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Minor: Incest

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

This book is just genius. Terrifying, but genius.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Alcohol, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Confinement

Minor: Transphobia

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Suicide, Body horror, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

I read this, then watched the movie, and the book is so much better that I bumped it up to a 5 star (the movie is still great). I'm glad I finally got to read and watch Psycho; I've definitely been missing out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

nonfictionfeminist's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Misogyny

tailwhip's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Blood, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, and Mental illness

sydneybooks13's review

2.0

This book is crazy offensive for such a dull story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

megselyane's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexism, Death, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

imre_karakal's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent

erinrlreader1994's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Classic story, classic novel, and classic horror. Really enjoyed and would recommend

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Blood