Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Horns by Joe Hill

33 reviews

jmason9's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

caseylovett's review

tense slow-paced

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

2.25

Unnecessary use of slurs in the first 150 pages, the story felt disjointed and I did not care about any of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Murder, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, and Rape

rafacolog's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Murder

lecheeese's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

This novel delves into the selfishness of humanity and feelings of loss, with a smattering of supernatural elements.

Satan has long been known as the Adversary, but God fears women even more than He fears the devil -- and he is right to. She, with her power to bring life into the world, was truly made in the image of the Creator, not man, and in all ways has proved Herself a more deserving object of man's worship than Christ, that unshaven fanatic who lusted for the end of the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Blood, Misogyny, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Animal death, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Terminal illness and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia

rissasreading's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

3.8 - I really enjoyed this one by Joe Hill. It made me cry and it made me feel so disgusted with Lee's flashbacks, and yet I just wanted to keep reading this to see what Ig was going to go through next. 
This book was honestly pure chaos for Ig but I really enjoyed this depiction of Satan and using Ig to depict him. I think one of my favorite moments in this book was with Dale and the following chapter. 
My only complaint that drops this from the 4 stars I was going to give this was the ending. It just felt a little odd and out of place to the rest of the story. Although I do rather enjoy Terry getting some type of happiness (possibly) to come after the events of that night and everything else. This book really just made me want to hug my partner tight, keep them close and I think that's my favorite part of this story. 
TWs for: rape, manipulation, alcohol use, binge drinking, murder, and animal abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Stalking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Car accident, and Drug use

nicole_cob_reads's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Rape, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

glitchkitsch's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Terminal illness, Cancer, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Self harm, Vomit, Drug use, Classism, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

ahobbitsreadinglist's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Rape

shannyoung55's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Cancer