Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Rats by James Herbert

14 reviews

xkillaxandyx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book will make you fear rats. Love the gruesome events in this book and a perfect ending to carry onto The Lair.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

winterlee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

3.5 stars. Almost want to give it 4. I couldn’t stop reading this. It was intense and uncomfortable as any good horror book should be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

kjm_x's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

helenlovesthelibrary's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

The misogyny and sexualisation of children took away from any good tension and plot. Hoping that the disgusting main character would be used as a device, I persisted, only to be disappointed. 

Quote "Two giggling girls, both in short skirts, both with bouncing breasts, both about fourteen years old, flounced past. 'Anyway, the crumpet' s good.' Harris smiled to himself."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Misogyny