Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

26 reviews

willow_belle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Religious bigotry, Torture, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Sexism, Toxic friendship, War, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

It's bloody good!

hailsatan's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Pedophilia, Medical content, Incest, Confinement, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Child death, Violence, Cursing, Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Body horror, Body shaming, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

phleming's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Death, Body horror, Vomit, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

strawberrypinch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Pregnancy, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Gore, Child abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Homophobia, War, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug use, and Fatphobia

donatio's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

The author's style was easy to read but I have a view critique points:
- Why so much sex? 
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The first point connects to the second: I had a problem with Jamie, he had a few good lines and while I understand that the time was different then, I just can't agree with some things he did, because he really doesn't give her a proper choice. And the beating, no, I could not really forgive him for that even though Claire did.

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Why did Claire have to cry so much and always had to be held in Jamie's arms to calm down?

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The ending. I knew she would have a baby but still. Maybe it's just personal preference but I don't like the Pregnancy trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Misogyny, Sexism, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Drug use

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Child death, Addiction, and Child abuse

laurlucht's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal death, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Vomit, Body horror, and Torture

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Dreamy 

Well thought out book that was clearly researched. It did seem odd to be so long though. Such a thing has too many details. Overall the story was very well done and the characters were great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Child abuse, and Child death

zoooeeeggg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This is my third read of the book and by far my most forgiving review of it. I’m gonna stop pretending that I don’t love this series, even with it’s many, MANY controversial subjects. It’s got everything: war, action, a passionate and all-consuming love story, endearing accents, philosophy, religion, etc. It’s so complex and Diana’s research shows. I want to try to reread/read the rest of the series (I only made it to the beginning of The Fiery Cross), but we’ll see how that goes ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Suicide, Rape, Kidnapping, Medical content, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Colonisation, Death, Sexual assault, and Violence

ladyofnorthfarm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is the best book I've read for pleasure (not non-fiction or academic in nature) in quite awhile. I liked the first season of the tv show when it came out, and figured I would finally read the book. I may have a higher affinity for the main character, since we share a name, but she did get on my nerves (in a good way - written like a real human being!) a fair share of the time. The one thing that stood out to me was Diana Gabaldon's dedication to accuracy and details, considering she wrote this book during the infancy of the internet, and having never been to Scotland. It really shines now when everything said in a book is google-able at the drop of a hat. If you like 18th century history, a little suggestion of magic, some real twin-flame level romance, adventure, high-quality banter, with a dash of blood and violence, this book would be great for you. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Rape, Blood, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence

hr1245's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and War