Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

4 reviews

rosekent's review

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

3.5

This book is beyond NSFW but it's not exactly a one-handed affair, either-- reads less like a novel and more like a piss-soaked fever dream of the most deranged sex scenes someone could conjure up. I wonder if audiences 100 years ago had to stop and laugh at what can feel like gratuitous obscenity, but ultimately I enjoyed the ride and found the glimmers of Bataille's mysticism quite haunting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Excrement, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Mental illness, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

karthnemesis's review

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

samuelh2020's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-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: Body horror, Excrement, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

halflight's review

challenging dark reflective 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

3.0

Sometimes you just gotta write about weird sex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Murder, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, and Sexism

Minor: Racism and Vomit

The book is entirely about sex. Lots of urine. Several instances of rape. Two instances of fairly graphic necrophilia. Things are put into certain holes that should NOT be put into those holes