Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

20 reviews

greenan26's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

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

mjones14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Although there are some strange ways of writing 'yeah' in dialogue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Cannibalism

readnow_speaklater's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

hesticht's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, and Grief

thursdd4y's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

eldritch_ace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

annatan's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Death and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

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

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

chickpeawagon's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Fatphobia and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexism