Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

5 reviews

anarmandameg's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ladycranstonkc's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

purplepickle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This book was amazing. I seriously did not expect such a silly sounding title and interesting looking cover to contain such a well written and amazing book. Hands down my favorite book from this year. You wouldn’t think that it would work, but it just does. Abraham, you were an amazing man and president, but by God you were the most amazing Vampire Hunter to roam this planet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Alcohol

read.this.book.

phillyhufflepunk's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

The writing, the story, the metaphor of the vampire is really good. However, it is Abraham Lincoln, the president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, so slavery and racism are a main part of the book. If that is triggering for you, be cautious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

heather667's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Genocide and Kidnapping