Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

9 reviews

thursdd4y's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A bit too much repetition when it comes to his inner monologue and the alliteration of his name that comes alongside that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

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

edgarqm's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

As a novel about a serial killer, it falls short, however, Dexter's internal monologues are usually quite funny and are the most relevant part of the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Physical abuse

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Brilliant, I love the stylistic writing and you get a great feel for the character. Very satisfying read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

refrejarator's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.25

Felt much more readable than the first book. Still uses lots of alliteration. Dexter comes across as funny instead of just annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

flixx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and War

am4man's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia

imagine_big's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

As the first book, this one was very easy to read and it went by fast. Its very dark, very graphic,  but easy to follow. If murders, serial killers, and graphic gore is your thing, then i recommend this book. I found it much better than the first one and with a better plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder