Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Lasher by Anne Rice

16 reviews

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

physicalsecrets's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

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

nutmegnomegano's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It's so dark!!! There were many scenes in this book that made me suuuper uncomfortable but it was well written and I was glued to the page with need to find out more of the story. 
That ending though! What a twist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

curlygirl715's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, and Rape

aemiliagunning's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Second book in the Mayfair Trilogy. Less captivating than the first book but still interesting. You see Lasher as less of a haunting figure and more of a vulnerable confused child in this one and it makes you feel sorry for him. I was bothered by everyone’s blind acceptance of Mona and Michael. It didn’t seem consistent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder