Reviews tagging 'Torture'

River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith

3 reviews

shanarar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Gore, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Slavery, and Trafficking

rhosynmd's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Medical content, War, Xenophobia, Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Pedophilia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

words_for_nerds's review against another edition

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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts