Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

5 reviews

thursdd4y's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

gingerroot's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Very, very interesting book. The utilized word choice, pacing, and overall prose is wonderful. As the book moves on and the characters mental state changes so does the narration--at times I found myself fully immersed in the world of Will Graham and Francis Dolarhyde.

The appearance of Dr. Lecter was a welcome surprise! I found his charactization charming and deeply unsettling.

Needles to say, I'm excited to continue reading the work of Thomas Harris.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Child abuse

Minor: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

thechocolatefinger's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I actually think about this books a lot and how good it was. I really recommend and it’s much better than the film
it focusses on actual Francis not Hannibal so don’t expect stuff about Hannibal even though they put his name all on the front cover he’s just a minor character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

rendezvous's review

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

booksgirl456's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is an amazing story, not only does it have diverse characters and plot, it has an ending that will haunt you for a long time. Will Graham’s internal battles with his trauma and pure empathy are well thought out and written, as well as

Francis Dolahyde’s own struggles with his battles with the “dragon” and he is a tragic character who always seems to want to stop but just can’t manage it

the introduction to Hannibal Lecter is both thought provoking and spine chilling. All in all an amazing read and a must read if you are a fan of phycological horror and mystery novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Amazing