Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Lasher by Anne Rice

4 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Vomit

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

cjblandford's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.0

This book is not for the faint of heart. There is so much questionable content here, which is really just a continuation from the first book, but at least we have answers now as to why the incest and the pedophilia was normalized. Anne Rice, you had one messed up mind.  I mean, just look at my content warnings, lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

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