Reviews tagging 'Death'

Tampa by Alissa Nutting

39 reviews

taylorscally's review

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.0

Deeply, deeply disturbing, dark and twisted. Found it difficult to read at times, obviously, because of the subject matter but the writing was good enough to keep me hooked (even though Celeste is Awful). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

porporina's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Stalking, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

clemeslibrary's review against another edition

challenging fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

skinnerbx's review

challenging funny sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Grief

obfuscatress's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.25

Though the writing is, owing to the narrator's point of view, deceptively lighthearted, this novel offers a disturbing look into the mind of a ruthless predator. It's a portrait of an abuser in the modern age as well as a rare look into the world of a female sex offender.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement

oliviagraces725's review

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.75

This was so hard to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death

elaichipod's review

dark medium-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

4.0

Holy hell. This story is so disgusting. The author did an amazing job writing such a horrible, sociopathic character. Celeste is completely, utterly repulsive. Every single aspect of her is revolting and the fact that we got a first POV makes it even worse because we're literally in her head when she does all this. I had to skip a lot of the explicit scenes because it was just too much. I found myself shaking in anger at times. I really wanted there to be more repercussions so the ending was a bit disappointing, but I'm sure it reflects how a lot of trials go for pedophilia and rape.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, and Stalking

lizardgod's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

• Negative four stars in personal review
• Glorifies minor student/teacher
  assault and rape
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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Grief, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Child death, Alcoholism, Murder, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Fatphobia, Cursing, Body shaming, and Alcohol

versmonesprit's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Nutting tells the story of a monster with a delectable prose that will make it impossible for you to put the book down until the very last couple of chapters. Shocking and distressing, Tampa is still a marvellous read, if only for the mastery of character building and narration that dominates most of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use