Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Lasher by Anne Rice

4 reviews

nancycala's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

alicecider's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Rape

moreau's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

0.5

LITERALLY TRIGGER WARNING EVERYTHING
i thought i was desensitized to anne rice but no im not this is the most atrocious book i have ever read. i could feel god's eyes watching me as i read. this is absolutely foul. no character is likeable, there's so much sex and it's not like it's sexy sex or anything. so much gross breastfeeding, pedophilia, etc. this is genuinely fucked up and i feel like i should be legally punished for reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Excrement, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mr_sosotris's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

2.0

The stuff that’s great is wonderful, but this book glorifies the sexualization of underage characters and also features a very racist depiction of Roma people. I do like Anne Rice, but this book is very much not her best work. Feel free to skim through the first long chapter and Yuri’s first chapter early on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Gaslighting