Reviews tagging 'Violence'

O Rei de Amarelo by Robert W. Chambers, Carlos Orsi

6 reviews

zsabella's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

the pushkin edition of the 4 interconnected stories reads more like weird (not scary) vignettes about people who read ‘the king in yellow’ play and lost their minds in different ways. this isn’t poorly written, but a little boring for psychological horror and skippable even if you were interested in the inspiration behind true detective like I was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Death and Suicide

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

askhualrak's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and War

woweewhoa's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Racism, Violence, and War

Minor: Antisemitism

melancholymegs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Antisemitism

Minor: Ableism, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

midnightcomets's review against another edition

I thought this was full of horror stories. I was misinformed. Maybe in another time, I would have loved and enjoyed the stories, but I came here to read about eldritch horror and only four out of the nine stories contained that element. It still is an enjoyable book though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Gore

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Grief