Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite

112 reviews

bespokecompost's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

I don’t think anyone needed to write jeffrey dahmer fanfiction but at least it’s written well. Answering the are these characters loveable question made me laugh out loud tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Torture, Chronic illness, Addiction, Cannibalism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Incest

moosereads1's review

dark mysterious 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

4.0

A story that truly disturbs me and makes me shudder is a rare find, and exquisite corpses did just that. If you want a book that will traumatize you, this is the one. It takes you into the minds of two serial killers who, when combined, come together in a near picture perfect image of Jeffrey Dahmer and it is as utterly horrifying and disturbing as such a story should be. There were moments in which I had no words, just shock - however, in a good way rather than how many extreme horror books sacrifice good writing for shock value. Brite’s writing managed to make even the most disturbing scenes sound eloquent. However, the one issue I had was the synopsis compared to the content - it advertises that the two killers spend their time with the perfect victim, yet there are only a few scenes at the very end of the book in which they do so. Regardless, this was a great disturbing book and I’m going to find something light hearted to feel better about myself and my mental state after choosing this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Drug abuse, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, and Rape

revacholdawn's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

fucked up 👍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

katelynalice's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Addiction, Classism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Incest and Stalking

issymaae's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Homophobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Vomit, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

hauntedyam's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

sppalmer467's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child death, and Drug use

ellilo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Sexual assault, Death, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Torture

erinmichele_reads's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gun violence, Torture, Rape, Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Chronic illness, Addiction, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Terminal illness

agravereader's review

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

This book is SO fucked up. So, so, so fucked up. 

I loved it. Not sure what that means for me.

It was character-driven in a way I absolutely cannot resist. Four points of view from four (arguably three) terribly flawed and deranged men in their own ways, but with such love amd obsession interwoven that I felt... something? Toward them. Additionally, the AIDS commentary, specifically how the disease and the tragedy of the people who contracted HIV were treated by society was not what I was expecting from this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Body horror, Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Racial slurs, Incest, Homophobia, Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, Drug use, Vomit, Terminal illness, Racism, Grief, Gore, Drug abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Alcohol, Violence, and Torture