Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, by Patrick Süskind

6 reviews

elleccc's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful writing with an intriguing plot. You will find yourself in conflict with your morality. Perhaps, in the end you’ll be able to answer the important questions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Misogyny

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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

camiloalcantara's review

tense fast-paced

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

0.5

I read this book a while ago and I didn't liked it. I am just adding the reading for the sake of registering and telling to however triesntonread it that is a bad book. Full of misogyny

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

Moderate: Death, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Incest and Kidnapping

emmaslibrary's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

r0se's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Stalking, Body horror, Excrement, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Abortion, Incest, and Animal death

Minor: Abortion, Torture, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Death

gm_vak's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence