Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

61 reviews

charming_killerqueen's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Lesbophobia

theaceofpages's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

2.5

Yay for lesbian vampires but I wasn't a huge fan of the style. Contents are somewhat surprising for the time but I struggled to get into it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

littleflowerfairy's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

anna_17793's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Suicide

cosmicsapphic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

surdiablo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

Ah yes, the OG vampire story that predated Dracula but wasn't equally popular. As someone who was exposed to a lot of horror movies and not so easily disturbed by anything, this book was rather unnerving to read at times, which was a delightful surprise if you ask me. Yes, the story is predictable and you already know what you are signing up for, but the writing is exceptionally immersive and sublime. I personally think it still holds up as a classic eerie horror novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

calimie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A classic Gothic horror with all its best elements: an isolated castle, an endangered young woman, an incomprehensible horror. The mystery of Carmilla is by far the best part of the book: how alluring she is and how atracted to Laura she becomes, and Laura to her. 
Quite short, I recommend it to anyone interested in classic horror.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Abandonment

Minor: Death and Death of parent

kalihell_kalihell's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

a_ira's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Racism and Suicide