Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

28 reviews

cristinaherrera's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

sophiemar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, and Body horror

debookgeek's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty

san_dra's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Drug use, and Confinement

kiralovesreading's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

fieryashes's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Murder, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Body horror, and Addiction

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Police brutality

quantumcat's review against another edition

challenging funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Took a while to get used to nadsat, especially when neither English nor Russian are my first languages, but loved the way it was integrated!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

annavonwillingh's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit