Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Psycho by Robert Bloch

25 reviews

corruptednatz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Trippy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Omg he poisoned his own mother and her lover! I loved how the book made the reader believe they killed themselves. Even the whole town was fooled

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

can’t believe I had no idea what this book was about (aside from the infamous shower scene from the film adaptation - which i also haven’t seen). I wish I didn’t read the synopsis on the back which alluded to ed gein, because I was expecting a slightly different plot after reading that. I see the inspiration there, but I was taking it very literally after I read the summary; I thought there would be more modeling after him, so I didn’t find the book to be as disturbing as what gein actually did. 

for the late 50s, this was probably extremely dark and disturbing. but i’m used to this genre & have read/seen worse in both books and movies so I guess that’s why I didn’t feel the way others probably felt when it came out. it felt more like a thriller than horror because of that, but that’s just me. 

I enjoyed most of it, except for the explanation bit near the end (chapters 15-16, I think). I loved the final chapter, though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Transphobia

cheyanndow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

lfp315'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

fenouil's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Abandonment

megselyane's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexism, Death, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

imre_karakal's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent

erinrlreader1994's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Classic story, classic novel, and classic horror. Really enjoyed and would recommend

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Blood

aliciaramsey's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

julied's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder