Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Chaperos by Dennis Cooper

70 reviews

nadletab's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

holy shit

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loysydneyweissman's review against another edition

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3.0

i couldn’t put it down…but it’s also the most disgusting and disturbing book i have ever, EVER read.

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gibigabi's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny fast-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

4.0


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dhernandez's review against another edition

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

3.0


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sunnybopeep's review against another edition

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4.5

(Inhale, exhale.)

Whew. Holy smokes, that was… intense. There isn’t really any other way to describe this book. The entirety of its contents is intense.

Notably, The Sluts tackles the age old question of “Why would someone just come on the internet and lie?”

This might have been the most gripping, riveting mystery I’ve ever read. I mean, it’s not a mystery novel, but the plot revolves around the mysterious identity of a titular character who is larger-than-life in the minds of the people who frequent a particular website. He essentially becomes worshipped as an ideal, even as everyone forms their own twisted and perverted fantasies about him.

Stylistically, the story is told in the form of online reviews, fax correspondences, and forum posts. I thought that was interesting and unique. It also helped to “set the scene.” Some people complain about the ending, but fuck those people. I was happy with the resolution, and it made sense thematically (the point of the book is to draw awareness to how creepy the internet is).

Wow, it was honestly so good.

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mothmilk's review against another edition

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

2.5


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kimis's review against another edition

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wouldn't call it so much horror as torture porn. the set up was a little confusing, especially at first, and the mystery of trying to figure out exactly what was going on isn't to me interesting enough to be worth having to dig through another 150 or so pages of what promised to be much of the same (which so far was limited to reading about a potentially underage boy being abused, raped and mutilated over and over again by a series of disgusting men). 

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shubh_reads_constantly's review against another edition

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

4.0

Degrading, disturbing and utterly FUCKED up. Reading Dennis Cooper's "The Sluts" is an experience all by itself. It mentions few of the most triggering and taboo sexual fantasies which leave the reader with unsettling thoughts so profound that words are not enough to describe them. At last the unique format in which this novel is written will make you continue reading until you find all the answers you were looking for. 4 body fluid lathered stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟

PS :- 👨‍⚕️ 🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮
 

 

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trappedinabelljar's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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queerbiblioboy's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0


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