Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

56 reviews

lr2's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Medical content

meowster's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Transphobia, Fatphobia, and Cannibalism

Minor: Homophobia

oobi's review

dark sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

I read this after having read Red Dragon, and can say I enjoyed it far more. Clarice is relatable and fun, but its sad that she's the only female leading character of the Hannibal series. Being a trans person, I think the depiction of Buffalo Bill is strange and misinformed, yet nuanced, and a good example of Thomas Herris's talent in writing from the perspective of a truly demented and backwards person. The writing kept me engaged despite my tendency to get off track while reading, I hadn't felt so absorbed in a book for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Violence, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Torture, Gore, Police brutality, Sexism, Murder, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Body horror, Death, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Dysphoria, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Transphobia

Minor: Cannibalism, Car accident, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

maryshelly4life's review

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? Yes

2.25

This book is a tense and engaging thriller that you can't put down. Starling is a strong female lead who you can root for. Hannibal Lector's disturbing persona is fascinating even as it disgusts you and a great way to keep the plot moving forward. However, a great thriller is completely ruined by the transphobic content of the book. The story would be perfect but the way the main villain is written just completely ruined it for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

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

antmahn's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

The Silence of the Lambs is my absolute favorite movie, and the book does not disappoint. It’s beautifully written. The one thing that is a tiny bit disappointing is that some of the most iconic lines from the movie aren’t verbatim in the book, but obviously that’s not the book’s fault. 

As a trans person I’m very glad about the distinction made between Buffalo Bill and actual trans people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

julialozanoh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

baxtervallens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

shangchunsong's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia

definitely would be considered transphobic quite violent