Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

2 reviews

trashcanmoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, and War

gawdz0rz's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

did the quotation marks get dumped in the sea with the bodies?

license plate part was funny

book overall just wasn’t very thrilling

also, how doakes was handled as a character just felt really… off. could have been a lot better. and

the ending part with him just didn’t sit right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Alcohol