Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

9 reviews

flooooo's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

The second half is way more interesting and tense than the first wich is a real slog to get through. Also Hannibal Lecter is advertised as a major character on the front and back of the book but he only appears on like 10 pages. Overall I'd save the time and watch the 2002 movie with Anthony Hopkins instead.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Suicide, Animal death, and Murder

greenan26's review against another edition

challenging dark lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Mental illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use

caesar2014's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, Body horror, and Cursing

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Homophobia

kather_doc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

eldritch_ace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Ableism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Medical content, Child death, Cannibalism, and Physical abuse

georgiaaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism

jgwags's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Gore, Alcohol, and Animal death

frmeden's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Murder, Medical content, Body shaming, Violence, Child death, Ableism, Mental illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

volo's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I like this book because im obsessed with the Hannibal series. It very much feels like it was written back in 1988. Lots of racism and homophobia and very detailed childhood abuse. I dont like this Will Graham as much as I liked Edward Nortons Will Graham in the film adaptation or the NBC series but it was alright. Definitely a cult classic that probably wouldn't get the same following if published today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Torture, Child abuse, Gore, Rape, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Ableism, Cursing, Sexual violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Antisemitism, and Misogyny

Many mentions of graphic childhood abuse. Graphic depictions of gore and torture. A fair amount of racism and homophobia.