Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

16 reviews

riverleafing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Incest, Body horror, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder, Rape, and Violence

gteng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

mackenzie185's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

This is the worst and stupidest book ever written. Do not waste your time. I am baffled at all the high praise it has received. The plot is lackluster, the characters are neither lovable nor sympathetic. As I read, I felt like the author was just trying SO HARD to come up with the most outrageous and absurd characters and plot lines they could, and it did not work for them. Truly a horror and a waste of time unless you like incest and bad writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Incest, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug use, Incest, Medical content, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexism, Child death, Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Dementia, Incest, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Bullying, Chronic illness, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

lucianacandler's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

This is without a doubt the weirdest book I've ever read. I loved it. Absolutely unforgettable. I can see myself coming back to it again and again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Incest, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Murder, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

At times it's not an easy book to stomach. There are things that will shock and repulse far more than the things you expect. But it's well worth a read, and you come away with more sense of love and humor than any of the horrific acts that took place.

alixfitz0926's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Incest

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Incest, Suicide, Medical content, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Excrement, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Animal cruelty

autumnwhite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Abortion, Pregnancy, Ableism, Addiction, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Child death, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Incest, Grief, Blood, Abandonment, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, and Child abuse

emily_weiss's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

This book will probably stick with me for the rest of my life; it's unlike anything I've ever read before. It's so unique and horrible yet the author did a good job of making the characters lovable despite how different they were. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence