Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

9 reviews

colleenmdavis's review

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Death

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

What a strange and unsettling book. To be able to continue to care for someone, especially platonically, while knowing the atrocities they've committed against innumerable individuals; the echo of which is so deep and widespread, is unfathomable to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Pregnancy and Antisemitism

danileah07's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

miggyfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Torture, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion and Gun violence

hesticht's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Body horror, Murder, Death, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty

bookishbabe93's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Body horror, Rape, Vomit, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child death

o_ro_se_do_bheatha_abhaile's review

dark slow-paced

1.25

how did she have such an interesting story handed to her on a silver platter, yet still make it so torturous to read? Her irritating defense of the police and self important tone does not sit right. Also I know this is a book written in the late 70s, but boy does Ann have an affinity for the r word, as well as blatant ableist and sometimes homophobic rhetoric. Very dated, if you're interested in the Ted Bundy case just read a few articles and don't waste your time on this awful 'classic'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Rape, Mental illness, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

holly_mc's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence

claudiam's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Kidnapping