Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, by Patrick Süskind

11 reviews

marialenov's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

temperance's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism and Sexual assault

mysbct's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Physical abuse

the_planetarywanderer's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism

lotharith's review

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual assault

milohno's review

dark reflective medium-paced

2.0

The first half of the book is incredible and the second half is absolutely awful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Bullying, and Child death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

natthahlyh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Violence

clara_b0oks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

bleu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

This book is no doubt not for the faint of heart. It’s the story of a serial murderer across an older French backdrop. I personally think if you’re looking for a passive book of gory (but not too gory) portions, this book might be for you. The main character isn’t anything interesting but I do think what the main character lacks in depth, the book makes up for in writing. The book very much is written for the ending rather than the journey being the most important. I dropped an entire 2 stars because of the main character and feeling like the book didn’t go into the killings enough to make the end feel more worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Torture, Murder, Cannibalism, and Gore

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

sbooky's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

This was one of the oddest books I have read in a long time but it was very enjoyable and I want to read more by the author.

The dark humour and irony made parts funny, though there were also grotesque scenes which I was personally okay with.

I liked the setting of the novel and how it wasn't something that was shown to be novel but a normal part of the story.

It really wasn't something I had ever come across before and I recommend it. It's rare for a book to make me want to read others' analysis of it but this was one such book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cannibalism