Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

10 reviews

readnow_speaklater's review

dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Cursing, and Terminal illness

thursdd4y's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Cursing, Dysphoria, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Gun violence

eldritch_ace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Sexism, Death, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Medical content, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Stalking, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, and Cancer

hauntedantiqueshop's review

dark mysterious medium-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? No

3.0

I think I liked it for the nostalgia of the movie.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

annatan's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Terminal illness

Minor: Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Classism, and Cannibalism

chickpeawagon's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Terminal illness and Fatphobia

Minor: Sexism

thetallestbird's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

This series is my favorite for a reason. The world is creates is bleak but decorated with all of these macabre details and people.

Now, about Red Dragon I said I would not necessarily recommend it despite it being a part of my favorite series. The same is true for Silence. 
So much of this book does not hold up in modern times. On the least offensive note, a lot of the references have been lost to time. But THEN, hoo boy. As a trans and gay person, I have a lot to say about the Buffalo Bill storyline and how it is presented (mostly negative, but surprisingly not all). Fatphobia is also a major plot point throughout and is presented without a shred of respect for fat people, either. Now. I can extend a certain level of grace for something published 35 years ago, but that doesn't make it palatable either.

I see these books through a 20 year old filter of nostalgia that a new reader would not have.
So, read with caution, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Death, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, and Body shaming

Moderate: Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Excrement

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Cannibalism, Death, Excrement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

◦ Death (moderate) = Spouse
◦ Death (minor) = Parent

dyingfetusmax's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Dysphoria, Cannibalism, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

Minor: Transphobia, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Stalking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Incest

roxiw's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cannibalism, Grief, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia

One homophobic slur. Outdated terms used for transgender people.