2.06k reviews for:

Untiefen der Lust

Poppy Z. Brite

3.73 AVERAGE

chiarainvelaris's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kysheena's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dessski's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism

Minor: Incest, Racial slurs, Vomit

elloise's review against another edition

2.0

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First I’ll say this, written really really well and loved Brite’s descriptive words and overall flow. But the story?? Just not good. I love horror, body horror and gore, but something in this wasn’t done right and made the whole book feel like too much. Hard to get through, not for the faint of heart.

yahnee's review against another edition

1.0

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I get that there is a cult following for this one, but I don't get why. It was boring and the body horror was gratuitous, which I didn't like.

readerofdafuk's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Really solid book. Very disturbing and grotesque imagery that I was looking for in a horror novel. 

The author just thought "what if Jeffrey Daumer and Dennis Nilson met up during the AIDS Epidemic"

A lot of themes of poisonous, tainted love with how the serial killers express love over dead bodies, how the gay community is viewed, and how gay lovers can literally be infected with AIDS. 

A lot of commentary about AIDS and the impact it has, along with a bitter hollow ending that, well, matches the outlook a lot of gay men had back then. 

This was a wonderful read, it ticked all the rights boxes for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cannibalism

rikathestrange's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder

kuchikopi444's review against another edition

3.5

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

pinkfloydtwisted's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

datierney's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark