Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille

12 reviews

seabroom's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Sexual content

_blue_linckia's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I would recommend it to fans of Clive Barker or Hellraiser.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Blood, Physical abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Excrement, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

rosekent's review against another edition

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

zmorgason's review

adventurous challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Rape, and Gore

benjaminwylie1's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

this bataille guy is kind of fucked up

makes you kind of question what the point of a novel is, wonderful prose but horrible thematically

average french person etc etc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual content, Excrement, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Murder

karthnemesis's review against another edition

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

yutrobog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Cursing, Death, Grief, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

tailwhip's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

0.5

nao sei dizer se as falas do autor no final piorou o livro esclareceu ele ou os dois ao mesmo tempo..! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Excrement, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Ableism, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Abandonment

keerak's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gore, Excrement, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Death, and Body horror

samuelh2020's review against another edition

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