Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Sluts by Dennis Cooper

51 reviews

joy_ong's review

dark emotional sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Violence

wormariwood's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Medical trauma, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Addiction, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Excrement

priceliketag's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Excrement, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Gaslighting, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

devin_raquel's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.0

This book has the most disturbing imagery I’ve ever read. A really interesting story, one that does make you think despite the graphic content. But I DO NOT recommend reading, and if you do PLEASE check trigger warnings, cause this one gets dark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Cursing, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Excrement, Drug use, Addiction, and Cancer

horrorhayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

chronicreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Haha what the fuck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Alcohol, Body horror, Murder, Self harm, and Physical abuse

fran_njoroge's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Excrement, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

sleaterkenneth's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

I truly don't know how to rate this one!! Shocked it's for BOOK CLUB that's for sure!!!!!! My brain feels squeezed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

Minor: Alcoholism

gerzonvillegas's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Rape, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Excrement, Drug use, Child abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

kokeb's review against another edition

dark tense

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Body horror, Excrement, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Torture