Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Ararat by Christopher Golden

3 reviews

trippyotter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I'd love to see this as a movie or mini series...

Golden navigated the twists and turns of various religious beliefs with perfection. 

But I will say, if you're even remotely a traditionalist when it comes to biblical tales or anti-occult/demonology, this is not the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Violence

seanml's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Noah, what happened. Come on man. 7/10.

Cons: A very quick-paced book, where we don’t get many quiet moments to explore many of the characters except for a handful. Once the threat is “revealed”, the tension stagnates. Although there’s still a will-they-won’t-they-make-it plot, there’s little guessing as to what’s going to happen. 

Pros: Archaeological horror! It’s the best subgenre and I always appreciate more of it! A great roster of characters that come from varying backgrounds and places, and the tensions and relationships between them are very much real to the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

isadorawonder's review

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicide