Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

95 reviews

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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okokapi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25


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taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

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I just wasn't finding myself bothered about reading this. I tried to give it a good chance as I've heard if you get so far in its worth it, but I just don't think this is for me.

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rubyellen95's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.25

Trigger warnings for most things that could be triggering so proceed with care. A dark tale of a man who was hired to find a missing boy ten years ago and tells his story to an inquisitor after that same boy has died.

Magic, myth, mystery and graphic psychological horror abound wrapped in a queer romantic adventure about love, family, found family, masculinity, and pride.

There's also misogyny but it's explored as a character flaw of the character that most displays it.

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thecolourblue's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Brutal and beautiful. Marlon James did the impossible and crafted something completely unique within the world of fantasy, not purely for it’s setting, but for it’s approach, writing and characterisation. 

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f18's review against another edition

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4.0


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midnarose's review against another edition

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

3.75

To be honest i almost DNF this book within the first 100 pages. 
After the first 3 chapters i was just not feeling the story. The sexual imagery (specifically how any woman was described when tracker the main character meet them or the description of cave walls being compared to a woman's body part) really put me off the book. However once i got past pg 150 I really enjoyed the story especially the unique spin of tracker telling his side of the story. I am intrigued to read the next book reading another character's side of the story and trying to figure whos story is true.  

This book was a dark fantasy, with tones of African inspired imagery and culture. It was very different and fresh to read once you get past the beginning. 

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darianblaney's review against another edition

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challenging dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0


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nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

TW: Rape, sexual assault of children, genitalia mutilation, violence, gore, torture 

2.5

Honestly, I’m still not quite sure what happened... second half is stronger when it comes to linear plot lines. The first half jumped around a lot and it was hard to keep track of what was going on. Making this book was very hard to get though. 

Very rapey and everything was described sexually... like everything... even inanimate objects. 

The trigger warnings above were depicted extremely graphic so please take them seriously and tread carefully. 



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victorianrogue's review against another edition

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