Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Terror by Dan Simmons

9 reviews

nyxlikesbook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Animal death, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Racism, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Gore, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Racial slurs

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Confinement, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

marina_michelle's review against another edition

The descriptions of every woman’s breasts and pubic hair was already a red flag. Platypus Pond was just too much…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Confinement, Racism, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Death, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Colonisation, Body horror, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Blood, and Alcohol

btrz7's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Suicide, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Confinement, Classism, Terminal illness, Torture, and Medical content

cbug412's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is off the chain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gore, Misogyny, Colonisation, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

jjjreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Confinement, Colonisation, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Ableism, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent, Excrement, and Pregnancy

theleppy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

booksmithscientist's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Medical content

loquinmalie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia