Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

14 reviews

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I needed something to keep my mind of things and this certainly did it. There were a few cliche moments in the book that took me out of it,

such as the jump scare at the end.

Hannibal is not in this book very much but I look forward to reading the next book where his character is center stage. There's a reason why he's such an iconic character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death and Body shaming

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

alomie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

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

4.0

This was a surprising win for me, I'm not a huge horror reader but I found this to be fast paced and I found myself reaching for it constantly to find out the ending. 

There are bits in this that genuinely made me squirm, it was rough to read and the constant intense threat of Francis Dolarhyde attacking again really makes you want the book to end. 

The final twist in the book did feel a little rushed in my opinion, and I would have in a rare moment preferred this book to be a little longer to give the final standoff just a bit more space and time to develop. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

rendezvous'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism

elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

La lettura di questo libro è stata sicuramente interessante, in quanto il mio livello di godimento dell'opera è variato parecchio nel corso di quest'ultima.

Personalmente, ho trovato l'inizio e la prima parte dello sviluppo della storia, fino a pagina 120 circa, lento e non particolarmente coinvolgente, a tal punto da aver difficoltà a voler proseguire con la lettura. Poi, è arrivata la parte centrale del libro, che mi ha completamente stregata e mi ha tenuta incollata alle pagine, e questo momento è durato quasi fine alla conclusione dell'opera.

Purtroppo, però, gli ultimi due capitoli del romanzo hanno inficiato sul mio apprezzamento del finale, che sarebbe invece stato perfetto senza quest'ultimi.

In aggiunta, ma questo è dovuto al fatto che mi sono approcciata a questa lettura senza conoscerne in maniera approfondita la trama, mi sarei aspettata nell'opera una presenza maggiore di Hannibal Lecter, ma la cosa non ha influito sul giudizio dell'opera.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis