Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker

7 reviews

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

Fully went into this thinking it was a sequel to Hellbound Heart when really, it’s got one character (Pinhead and he sucks ass in this book) from the book and then it’s all about Harry D’Amour. Whom is he? No clue, idk that man. I finished it but I hated every second of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Self harm, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Sexual content

leirben's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and War

lancemama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Police brutality

existential_dreadnought's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Took about two thirds of the book for the characters to become likeable, rather than just seeming forced caricatures.

The body horror, while expected in this, just dragged on and felt pointless much of the time.

I found myself just hoping it would be over soon.

It wasn't awful, but simply didn't hold a candle to the author's early works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Torture, Violence, Excrement, and Cannibalism

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

seanhussey's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.5

I don't normally rate books this low. If I don't like a book, I try to chalk it up to a difference in style or perhaps I set my expectations incorrectly. This story is just bad. And after I read several reviews saying as much, I still went ahead and read it and I wish I hadn't wasted my time. If you're on the fence about reading this book, check out some other reviews before you decide. To each their own, but, wow, this was silly and much too self-serious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

silverleaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Sexual assault