Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

10 reviews

bolivianrash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Gore, and War

Minor: Incest, Excrement, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Terminal illness

gh0st_f1sh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Torture, Alcohol, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

churglem's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny relaxing slow-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: Grief, Blood, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Kidnapping, Slavery, Vomit, Animal death, Trafficking, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death

deductionist's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Lestat takes warnings and "no's" as just encouragement. Quoting a line from the book:
“Lestat, what did I say last night?” he asked. “You are the damnedest creature!”

That's it. That's the vibe of this entire book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Suicide, Incest, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Misogyny

Adding all the content warnings I could think of for this book was a freaking TRIP. This book is not for the faint of heart. A lot of heavy topics are presented here, but I think they're handled well.

stinkylou's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death and Incest

Minor: Alcohol

moreau's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

was it really that deep he killed the wolves? really that crazy? get over it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Incest, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death and Rape

crisisalide's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Terminal illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

claire_3lyse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Animal death, Blood, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment and Kidnapping

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Vomit, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

iggydoane's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Incest and Injury/Injury detail

carrionkid's review against another edition

5.0

There were so many fantastic and visceral components to this book that even though it was a bit lackluster as a composite whole, I have to give it 5 stars. I think the framing device of it being Lestat's autobiography falls short of its intended goal, as it goes underutilized to truly justify the callback to Interview. But, it's a very intense, emotional book although I'd urge readers to be mindful of the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, and Slavery