Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

30 reviews

alomie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

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

4.0

This was a surprising win for me, I'm not a huge horror reader but I found this to be fast paced and I found myself reaching for it constantly to find out the ending. 

There are bits in this that genuinely made me squirm, it was rough to read and the constant intense threat of Francis Dolarhyde attacking again really makes you want the book to end. 

The final twist in the book did feel a little rushed in my opinion, and I would have in a rare moment preferred this book to be a little longer to give the final standoff just a bit more space and time to develop. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Dementia

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Dementia

ferns_citruscorner_8's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

2.75

An enjoying read to say the least, but if one were to dive deeper into each character’s psyche, one would surely feel exhausted. The book is definitely not like the American tv show “Hannibal” lmao, but a certain aesthetic is still there. I could feel the darkness and the more hopelessness in the book as in the series, though some times I felt as if Will Graham was a bit over-dramatic. 
In the background (throughout the story) tones of racism and homophobia are present and always looming, so be cautious and critical when faced with arrogant moments. 

I will be continuing my reading into the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Murder, Blood, Sexual content, Racism, and Mental illness

rendezvous's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual content, Racism, Cursing, Bullying, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Panic attacks/disorders

midniqhtr42's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The first half of the book is quite slow-paced, as it takes its sweet time building tension, but the payoff in the latter half had me completely hooked. I was already familiar with Silence of the Lambs and NBC Hannibal, but neither property sufficiently preserved the self-aware humor of TH’s writing. Considering that this book was written in the late 70s/early 80s, I think it’s aged surprisingly well (outdated terminology notwithstanding), especially in terms of its portrayal of women and disabled people. 

CW: heavier content about child abuse and assault w/ deadly weapons than cannibalism in this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

mclachlan301003's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

mysimas's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

This book tries really hard to humanize its serial killer. And it works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

bugeys's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

hotkoolaidpotato's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Self harm, and Stalking

eatsnacks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence