Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

14 reviews

thereadingdude's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Medical content, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Blood

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

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

Reading this book was a ride. I've seen the movie, so I know what happens, but I was still on the edge of my seat. There are a lot of issues in this book including sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. I didn't enjoy that part of the book. But the rest of it was good. It's honestly quite a brilliant story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Body horror, Medical content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Gun violence

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

sofiasco's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Transphobia, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Stalking, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

jfield351's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

Good. Lil nerve wracking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexism, Gore, Fatphobia, Cursing, Death, Confinement, Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, Grief, Cannibalism, Violence, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Child death, Body horror, and Medical content

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

chiara_dose's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Confinement