Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis

39 reviews

delaviz's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

dcdaria's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

A deeply depressing read (it’s Ellis after all) that meanders for 150 pages and then stuffs the last pages with sociopathic scenarios and on-the-nose parallel scenes.

Blair sums it up neatly at the end of the book: It’s hard to feel sorry for someone who doesn’t care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Eating disorder

katerina_l's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

ezraaa's review against another edition

dark medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Abortion

Minor: Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, and Car accident

marywater's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

2.0

literally so substanceless. just a bunch of rich white kids in los angeles being terrible to eachother and i'm supposed to pity them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Torture

chriss0202's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

alejandrarnal's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abortion

hate_crimed_at_chilis's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

3.5

Better than rules of attraction and the last hundred pages are hard to get through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

conflictheory's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death and Death

ella__28's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism