Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson

9 reviews

crusoe's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

This book is weird, no other way to describe it. It's hyperbolic, grotesque in every way (which the illustrations certainly add to) and generally strange. The writing style and ultraviolence of the book remind me a tiny bit of a clockwork orange but you're better of reading that book. I don't think I could recommend this in good conscience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Xenophobia and Vomit

Minor: Trafficking and War

tanya240's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

roseknows124's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

readylabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lavinia_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative 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

4.0

Hunter Thompson does modern take on Hell.  The wolf was seen in Inferno Cant I.  Translation from https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/dante/divine-comedy/inferno/inferno-1/: “Maladetta sie tu, antica lupa, / che più che tutte l’altre bestie hai preda / per la tua fame sanza fine cupa!” (Cursed be you, ancient wolf, who more than all the other beasts have prey, because of your deep hunger without end! [Purg. 20.10-12])

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

cwzw's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

A proper caper and a riot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

4cardz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sassylk's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

1.75

god this was just so male.. incredibly dull even in the so-called ‘action’ parts, i had to force myself to get through the last 50 pages. the storyline was non-existent, and the descriptions of all the drugs were just repetitive. almost DNF but i was too far in and wanted to be able to say i’d read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia and Racial slurs

marisa_thorne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment