Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker

8 reviews

bleedingdinolove's review against another edition

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I liked the first book so much and it felt like this book threw all of the best ideas from it right out the window. 
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hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

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

1.0

Fully went into this thinking it was a sequel to Hellbound Heart when really, it’s got one character (Pinhead and he sucks ass in this book) from the book and then it’s all about Harry D’Amour. Whom is he? No clue, idk that man. I finished it but I hated every second of it. 
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leirben's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lancemama's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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existential_dreadnought's review against another edition

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dark slow-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

3.0

Took about two thirds of the book for the characters to become likeable, rather than just seeming forced caricatures.

The body horror, while expected in this, just dragged on and felt pointless much of the time.

I found myself just hoping it would be over soon.

It wasn't awful, but simply didn't hold a candle to the author's early works.
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theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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seanhussey's review against another edition

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

0.5

I don't normally rate books this low. If I don't like a book, I try to chalk it up to a difference in style or perhaps I set my expectations incorrectly. This story is just bad. And after I read several reviews saying as much, I still went ahead and read it and I wish I hadn't wasted my time. If you're on the fence about reading this book, check out some other reviews before you decide. To each their own, but, wow, this was silly and much too self-serious.
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silverleaf's review against another edition

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

2.0

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