Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice

13 reviews

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

Cruel, portrays rape as sexy, nonconsentual bdsm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

goldensisyphus's review against another edition

This book is not about consensual nonconsent, it is not sexy. It is literally about rape and brainwashing, and everyone -literally everyone - fails the female main character. It is the epitome of what is wrong with everything everywhere, and is exhausting and depressing as all f*** to read. It did nothing but disgust and anger me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

miss_chanandlerbong09's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

cinephilegirl_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? Yes

1.0

Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him ... as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience.

Ok not 🚫 for me. 

Al principio le iba a poner una estrella sola, pero pensé que eso es a lo que apuntaba la Anne rice cuando escribió eso: polémica al estilo "Salo" de Pasolini 

La verdad ya cuando andan denigrando gente así y violando desde la primera escena debería haberlo sabido pero ALV. Tengo los tres y voy a terminar esto aunque me tenga que pasar lavandina en la cabeza pa borrar tanta escena Hardcore y deshumanizante.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, and Violence

lpendergran's review

dark tense

2.0

I kept waiting for something good to happen, but it just kept getting worse and worse. Felt like I was watching a train wreck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

annick's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

1.0

Overly indulgent. Repetitive. Tedious second half.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

thefeministthumb's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

rollforalex's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

aether_seawo1f's review against another edition

dark 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? No

1.0

Anne rice cannot write sex well. It’s not that it’s like anatomically incorrect or anything, it’s just repetitive AF. Like someone read a textbook about S&M and applied the knowledge with all of the passion and creativity of someone doing math homework. It does not seem her protagonist has the ability or Knowledge  to consent frequently and overall it was creepy and not enjoyable 

Like a lot of the feminist retellings of fairytales choose to keep the implied or explicit rapes but use it to say something about or criticize the society that enables it. Anne rice is just like “it’s feminist because a woman is one of the abusers and my characters enjoy assault eventually”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

mximlay's review against another edition

dark medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping