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mitchell_1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment
hjb_128's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
thursdd4y's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
holmstrom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
lermaline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
La représentation du personnage de Clarice, remise dans le contexte de son parcours professionnel et académique fin des années 80 dans un milieu compétitif et hyper-masculin, m'a semblé crédible. J'ai apprécié que le livre dépeigne d'autres personnages féminins divers (avec de l'humour, de l'intelligence, une position de pouvoir, des vies et des envies marquées et personnelles).
Pour l'aspect horreur, il y a en effet des descriptions explicites de scènes de crime, de torture et de meurtre, de victimes décédées ainsi que d'autopsie.
J'aurais préféré que ce thriller ne fasse pas partie d'une série et que la fin soit bouclée sans l'évasion de Lecter car selon moi - alerte avis personnel - le récit aurait pu rester complet et épouvantable sans le faire bouger de sa cellule.
Je ne pense pas lire les livres suivants et précédents celui-ci, même si j'ai apprécié sortir de ma zone de confort et m'immerger dans cet univers.
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
squids_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cannibalism
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia and Medical content
bmay06's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
madinhoa's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
major_tom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It’s an interesting detective story, with a very strong main character and insightful descriptions of police structure. In this case, I think the fact that I watched the movie spoiled some of experience reading it, because the movie is so good.
But the plot is interesting, Lector is intriguing, and the mystery keeps you on your toes. The flow is nice, though at the end I felt that things were rushed a little bit, dumping so much factual information. But we don’t learn why the crime happens or any motivation behind it, it’s kept quite vague (at least, it seemed to me).
I think it’s definitely worth reading the book if you liked the movie, but if you’re looking for police-dense murder mystery, there are more exciting books out there.
Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism
Minor: Transphobia