Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter

27 reviews

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Infertility, and Infidelity

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was very brutal and graphic considering it was written over 20 years ago. I wasn't surprised since this is a Karin Slaughter book, but I hope now there's content warnings in the book for new readers. The story did have me hooked from the beginning and I finished it in one day. I was not expecting that plot twist! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual violence, Gore, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion and Drug use

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I think this was her first published book. It was good, but the other ones I’ve read by her were so much better. Still, it’s good getting to know Will Trent’s doctor friend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Medical content, Suicide, Addiction, Misogyny, Homophobia, Incest, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Infertility, Stalking, Sexual violence, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Abortion, Gaslighting, Gore, and Kidnapping

sofiam19's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.75

Not bad, definitely dark and graphic. Guessed correctly who the perpetrator was. Lena sucks and Jeff and Sara are complicated. Might continue with the series but also not rushing to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Medical content, Torture, Blood, and Murder

xanthippe's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Addiction, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Excrement, Infertility, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture

ripxw's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gore and Pedophilia

Minor: Homophobia

quinnoriel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Racism, Incest, Sexual content, Murder, Medical trauma, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Torture, Suicide, Medical content, Body horror, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Self harm

yunna's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is FILTHY GOOD. THIS IS A CRIME THRILLER DONE RIGHT. Multilayered characters and storyline? Different POVs? and most importantly well-researched detective work and medical knowledge! 
Had a hard time at first as I don't normally read gore stuff like this. But push past that and it's an incredible ride.
I really admire Sara's resilience. She's such a strong FMC. The fact that she's a pediatrician who has a coroner side job just screams badass. I also love the tension in her relationship with Jeff. Battling personal and interpersonal issues while going on and saving people's lives is not an easy task. It's not so hard to relate their lives to ours. And the fact that things like that happen to them, makes you think you're in a much better situation.

Blinsighted tackled the effect of trauma. The differences in the survivor's willingness to live after going through hell, and how it can alter the direction of their life.
Notice also the subtlety of how she portrayed the stages of grieving in the life of Lena.
And the horror of how one perceives something. I cannot fcking get it to my head how someone could interpret the bible that way. Goes to show how differently the mind really works in each of us. Give just a small twisted belief to a psycho and they'll worship living it that way for the rest of their life.
and the fact that they live amongst us, and walk among us is crazy. Makes one paranoid, how well do you know a person? Even when you seem like you know them, you don't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Body horror, Suicide, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Cursing, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

melaneyp's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Incest, Abortion, Stalking, Gore, Blood, Rape, Infertility, Grief, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Murder, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Medical content, Death, and Medical trauma

ashdenfield's review

dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Death, and Murder