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Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cannibalism, War
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail
I actually read this in three volumes both times, first paperback and then digitally, but I didn’t want to have this as my most-read author, so I’m recording it here as sets.)
I’d forgotten how emotional this series was, especially in the first arc, the Black Swordsman. The second volume will be all Golden Age, which I’m looking forward to rereading. I love Puck, though, so I look forward to finishing the Golden Arc too to get more of him.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Grief, Death of parent
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt
Guts as a main character starts out about as unlikeable as a “hero” can be. But by the end of the of Berserk’s first arc you get a taste of the rage and hatred that fuels him. You get these compelling glimpses into how he can be so callous and stand offish to the innocent and endangered around him (not that it makes his behavior excusable really just understandable). And as the second arc just barely begins and we see even just the tip of the iceberg of the pain, loss, and suffering that he’s endured it makes sense all the more how he can be the way that he is.
This is a reread for me but I was just as captivated and horrified as I was the first time around. If you are at all a fan of horror, video games like Dark Souls, or the work of Clive Barker then Berserk is a must read series.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, War
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, War
Moderate: Grief, Suicide attempt
Minor: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, War, Injury/Injury detail