Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

17 reviews

zoya_nazyalensky's review against another edition

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

3.5

The writing style is nice, though there is very little dialogue and that usually bothers me.
CWs: the n word and g word are used in the text!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Mental illness, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, Cursing, Violence, Excrement, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Classism, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Gore

gabbynasty's review

challenging dark tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child death, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Gore, Incest, Murder, and Sexual violence

lesemaus2303's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Animal death, Cannibalism, Rape, Classism, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

amemir's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Stalking, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Classism, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Bullying, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Ableism

nils_0's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Incest, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Body horror, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, and Grief

Minor: War

leanajs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

marialenov's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

mysbct's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Physical abuse

mollylikethedrug_'s review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia and Incest

poloniumblood's review against another edition

funny mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Vomit, and Physical abuse