Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

69 reviews

mitchell_1's review against another edition

dark tense 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

mjones14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Although there are some strange ways of writing 'yeah' in dialogue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Cannibalism

spillwater's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGG

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia and Transphobia

hesticht's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, and Grief

thereadingdude's review

challenging tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

thursdd4y's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

chaos_na_regale's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cannibalism

holmstrom'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mrsreads1's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia