Reviews

Closer by Dennis Cooper

egle_va's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Excrement, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bernard_black's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, and Drug abuse

altan's review

Plotless books could be a hit and miss sometimes and this one is surely a miss. And I don’t feel like putting myself through that so I’ll just put the book down

krangrape's review

dark tense

cwniebuhr's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

1.0

len_schaller's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

If you like the desperation of A Little Life, but want it not told by a straight woman, this might be for you. Only read if elephant skin seems thin to you. 

abjecture's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.0

sleepy_chicken's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

hick's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Excrement, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

spav's review against another edition

2.0

Repítese en fórmulas con Guía (IMHO, moito mellor obra)