Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

31 reviews

readheadmarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

This book was extremely difficult for me to read. Had this book not been for a book club I would have DNF’d it less than halfway in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

cursed_sapphire's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Colonisation

alih's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

lilscarlet15's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

larkken's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Murder

triciam's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Alcohol

jnkay01's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence

alt_air's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

faefires's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Transphobia