Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

52 reviews

mjones14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Although there are some strange ways of writing 'yeah' in dialogue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Stalking, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Gore, and Homophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Cannibalism

caesar2014's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Terminal illness, Body horror, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Dysphoria, and Homophobia

readnow_speaklater's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Cursing, and Terminal illness

hesticht's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Confinement, Body horror, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Torture, Fatphobia, Grief, and Gun violence

thereadingdude's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Medical content, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Blood

thursdd4y'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Dysphoria, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Gun violence

eldritch_ace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Sexism, Death, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Medical content, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Stalking, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, and Cancer

holmstrom's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

mrsreads1's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

gerynumbmind's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder