Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders by Patrick Süskind

11 reviews

bitchigo's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Cannibalism, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

linnea1801's review

challenging dark tense slow-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

1.5

If I didn’t have to read this for school I would have dropped it a few chapters in. The main character was so despicable that it hurt every time he got away with something.

Spoiler

It was also extremely infuriating that all the victims were CHILDREN and they were still very sexualised

However, the way that scent was described was very intriguing. In my opinion it was overdone in the middle section, but especially in the beginning it was interesting. All in all I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone but it definitely wasn’t the worst book I was forced to read for school.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Incest, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

anhedonia_n_anomie's review against another edition

It had a very interesting start, and is absolutely very well-written, but it just became an unpleasant read—for me—after a certain point.
The book is a slow-burner—so takes a while to get to the meat of the plot—and with the main character being this inhuman creature (so to speak) who doesn't engage with anyone else in the story, doesn't speak, doesn't have much of an inner life (outside of what his superpowered olfactory sense brings to him), and who is just constantly behaving incredibly revoltingly—I just couldn't stick it out until things started going somewhere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Blood

inkdrinkeranonymous's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Stalking, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

rxselouis's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Violence, Abortion, Classism, and Sexual content

pigro's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Stalking, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Violence

poloniumblood's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Vomit, and Physical abuse

moncorn's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Abandonment

jaiari12's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement and Misogyny