Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Veren vangit by Anne Rice

6 reviews

solusipse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

tdawgg07's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I don’t really understand why this book is so beloved. Much of it was very slow and it’s a bit hard to read as a lot of the problematic/evil behavior was pretty gross. I don’t think the point was to glorify their evil behaviors of course, but I don’t enjoy reading it. I can appreciate the internal struggle Louis deals with of what is evil and his guilt over being a vampire, and how immortality itself can be a purposeless and boring existence, but I wouldn’t recommend this book or re read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

pkcaramel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual assault

1undercover's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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? Yes

2.0

Maybe I’m dumb or lacking contextual analysis or something but I straight up did not have a good time with this book. 

Louis’ point of view is rambling and emotional and fevered. So many of the story’s events are drawn out into this surreal nightmarish haze. Louis’ story is like being stuck in a dream where you are trying to run or scream but can’t no matter how hard you try. 

Some parts of this book were dense, plodding, and miserable with rare brilliant gleaming moments of action, passion, and revelation. This writing style just isn’t for me. And I have less than no interest in hearing from Lestat. 

Other Thoughts

• I want to like Louis’ sensitivity but the end being a godfather story about him losing his humanity as a result of ? grief? A lack of something to believe in? It’s just not the type of story I’m interested in. And I don’t think that craving hope and meaning in fiction is any less intelligent or valuable than seeking suffering.
• What the FUCK was that thing in the theater. You’re telling me that human audiences watched a woman get murdered on stage after begging for her life and no one noticed? That was horrific!
• Lots of stuff in this book was horrific and I never really got validation for it. 
• Claudia’s plain existence is horrific. 
• Why was Armond’s “boy” hard? Is it to convey that killing is sensual? Because in that case why is he a child. Honestly there is a lot of sensual beauty in children in this book that creates a feeling of revulsion in me. 
• If that response is intentional, does that mean the book is good?? I don’t know how to reckon with that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Abandonment, and Colonisation

stooby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation