Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Hannibal by Thomas Harris

8 reviews

alpinkpaca's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

Everytime I read Thomas Harris' books I always forget it's horror and not a cute romance. This one reminded me more than I expected. Even if it was really slow at the beginning it was worth to read it in the end! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

frmeden's review against another edition

slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Torture

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Stalking, Transphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Infertility

danimacuk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Animal death, Death, Torture, Chronic illness, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Sexism, Gun violence, Bullying, Cursing, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest, Alcohol, Abandonment, Pedophilia, and War

carrionkid's review against another edition

3.0

This book has everything: misogyny, homophobia, racism, transphobia, breastfeeding a grown man, definitely getting kuru from eating human brains, murder by eel, the line "let's swap body fluids, bitch!".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

sweetsandlo's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Infertility, Torture, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Incest, Death of parent, Child death, and Pedophilia

Minor: War

trashconno's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

An astonishingly flagrant and bold "fuck you" to people who had become fans of the series' star serial killer and his world, Thomas Harris conjures up a very bleak yet also batshit insane world populated by eccentric weirdoes from all walks of life. The plot hook allows Harris to indulge in some brilliantly executed gothic touches melded with the familiar police procedural elements from the prior novels in the series. But I cannot go any further without detailing just how transgressive this one is, I can only assume intentionally so as a part of the "fuck you". It is incredibly resistant to your expectations (which I in fact welcome), very bloody gory and foul, yet still retains all those higher level elements of Harris' novels concerning human nature, relationships, psychology, etc. A modern (intentional) trash classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

roxiw's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Infertility and Racism