Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

30 reviews

seabroom's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Sexual content

spraffy's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence

axel_p's review against another edition

dark funny 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? N/A

3.5

This book was absolutely hilarious

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

galatee's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

4.0

un récit très intelligent malgré son apparence d’obscénité gratuite, un peu le Sade du XXe siècle qui se moque de sa propre réception en devançant les critiques psychanalytiques, des motifs fascinants qui semblent tous trouver leurs racines dans un rapport conflictuel au religieux : la religion a-t-elle le pouvoir de sauver les hommes ou de les damner ? ou les deux à la fois ?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

_blue_linckia's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

I would recommend it to fans of Clive Barker or Hellraiser.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Blood, Physical abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Excrement, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

kijasaura's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, and Animal death

mamacroonie'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

Read this to understand why Bjork exalted it so much. I don’t think I appreciated it as much as she did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Incest, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Racism

rosekent's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-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

3.5

This book is beyond NSFW but it's not exactly a one-handed affair, either-- reads less like a novel and more like a piss-soaked fever dream of the most deranged sex scenes someone could conjure up. I wonder if audiences 100 years ago had to stop and laugh at what can feel like gratuitous obscenity, but ultimately I enjoyed the ride and found the glimmers of Bataille's mysticism quite haunting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Excrement, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Mental illness, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

tofi_15's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Rape, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Animal death, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Suicide, and Physical abuse

ashs_ephemera's review against another edition

1.0

wtf WAS that???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Body horror, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit