Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck

3 reviews

h4ppycupcake's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This was the most depressing and nerve wracking book I’ve read in a long time. I do not recommend reading this if you’re having a crisis of spirituality, or if you have general anxiety. It was well written, but at what cost to the reader? I feel uneasy now that’s finished. How does one pack such an incredible amount of existential dread and terror into only 110 pages? I won’t be reading anything else by this author, lest he sends me into a panic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Confinement, Self harm, Suicide, Body horror, Bullying, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Mental illness, Slavery, and Terminal illness

acnienow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Thought provoking and probably my most annotated book ever! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Body horror, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Terminal illness, Self harm, and Racism

allie_c73's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Cursing, and Genocide