Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

32 reviews

yutrobog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

tysuckz's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

I have to be honest and say that I didn't quite get the book in the same way everyone else seems to have and I thought the constant referring to have "raped" such and such was a bit distressing. I am not entirely sure if the word raped was used in the sense that it is used now, or if the author utilised it to describe having sex with Simone in a more dominant way? I feel as though he regularly used the word raped to describe having sex with others and whilst I don't doubt that the character was a rapist, I do think this word was used differently to how it would now be used. But maybe that's just me! 

Referring back to the not getting the book- I completely and utterly didn't and thought it was honestly so absurd. I did end up reading the little post-text , the completely freaky nature made more sense. I also enjoyed reading that info about the authors life! 

Having said that, it was VERY short, and VERY weird!! normally look for weird in books, but this was like next level freakishness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

tailwhip's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

0.5

nao sei dizer se as falas do autor no final piorou o livro esclareceu ele ou os dois ao mesmo tempo..! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Ableism, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and War

revolution666's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

keerak's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

samuelh2020's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

keona_aw's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Racism

halflight's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Sometimes you just gotta write about weird sex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Racism and Vomit

The book is entirely about sex. Lots of urine. Several instances of rape. Two instances of fairly graphic necrophilia. Things are put into certain holes that should NOT be put into those holes

urlocalsleepparalysisdemon's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.25

I wish that I didn't read this. I wish that it made me feel any other way than vaguely uncomfortable. I'm not disgusted or disturbed because at some point my eyes just glazed over and I pushed through the reading just so I can delete the book off of my phone, knowing I was done with it forever. 

I hate every single person who's given this four or five stars because I think they're annoying and probably don't get invited to parties. Fuck you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria

elaichipod's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.5

I read this book because I read that Bjork's "Venus as a Boy" music video was inspired by it on Genius. I was shocked for a majority of the book and I might just regret reading it. But when I think about "Venus as a Boy," I can see how the main character is Venus. Like a god, he does as he pleases sexually and has this omnipotent power, at least to himself. He and Simone commit all these sex-based crimes with the audacity of a god. I think as a literary work, it is incredibly depraved and there's a lot of "primitive" ideas. I had to stop reading a couple times and just think about what my eyes and brain just perceived.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment