Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Avinėlių tylėjimas by Thomas Harris

11 reviews

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Reading this book was a ride. I've seen the movie, so I know what happens, but I was still on the edge of my seat. There are a lot of issues in this book including sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. I didn't enjoy that part of the book. But the rest of it was good. It's honestly quite a brilliant story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Body horror, Medical content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Gun violence

thetallestbird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This series is my favorite for a reason. The world is creates is bleak but decorated with all of these macabre details and people.

Now, about Red Dragon I said I would not necessarily recommend it despite it being a part of my favorite series. The same is true for Silence. 
So much of this book does not hold up in modern times. On the least offensive note, a lot of the references have been lost to time. But THEN, hoo boy. As a trans and gay person, I have a lot to say about the Buffalo Bill storyline and how it is presented (mostly negative, but surprisingly not all). Fatphobia is also a major plot point throughout and is presented without a shred of respect for fat people, either. Now. I can extend a certain level of grace for something published 35 years ago, but that doesn't make it palatable either.

I see these books through a 20 year old filter of nostalgia that a new reader would not have.
So, read with caution, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Death, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, and Body shaming

Moderate: Kidnapping, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Excrement

sofiasco's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Transphobia, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Stalking, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

jfield351's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

Good. Lil nerve wracking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexism, Gore, Fatphobia, Cursing, Death, Confinement, Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Stalking, Grief, Cannibalism, Violence, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Child death, Body horror, and Medical content

oobi's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I read this after having read Red Dragon, and can say I enjoyed it far more. Clarice is relatable and fun, but its sad that she's the only female leading character of the Hannibal series. Being a trans person, I think the depiction of Buffalo Bill is strange and misinformed, yet nuanced, and a good example of Thomas Herris's talent in writing from the perspective of a truly demented and backwards person. The writing kept me engaged despite my tendency to get off track while reading, I hadn't felt so absorbed in a book for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Violence, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Torture, Gore, Police brutality, Sexism, Murder, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

chiara_dose's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Confinement

dyingfetusmax's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Dysphoria, Cannibalism, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

Minor: Transphobia, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Stalking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Incest

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A great book! I felt it gave way more depth to all the characters than the film did- Clarice in particular.

Clarice is so much more three-dimensional, making for a much more interesting read than I imagined. Furthermore I loved her friendship with Ardelia, and I would love a tv show about this book to really pace it properly, and to include all the small details the movie missed. But I love both, and both have their flaws and strengths. 

As a closing note, I also don’t find it particularly transphobic. It’s not ideal language, no, but I think to simply call it “transphobic” is reductive and flat. But that’s just my opinion, and people are more than welcome to disagree.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Medical content

tarahrrsn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Dysphoria, Gore, Murder, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexism, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Transphobia and Cannibalism

madinhoa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Violence