Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Du bout des doigts by Sarah Waters

59 reviews

gemmalewis1110's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

So many great twists in the plot! Sometimes unclear whose perspective I was hearing and where it matched up chronologically. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

readinghavoc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

What a fantastic thriller, holy shit! It’s a slow burn but once you get past the first 150 pages it is gut punch after gut punch. I did not see any of these twists coming and never knew what to expect.

I had so much love for Sue and Maud, and while I wish there were 10 more pages at the end, I’m ultimately very happy that there was a grain of a happy ending in the midst of all of the tragedy. Also, Dainty is a real one 😤 and god bless Charley Wag

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Incest and Sexual content

lironore's review

mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

Sarah Waters est une conteuse hors pair ! Même les longueurs avaient tout leur sens. La tension est intense et on se demande toujours quel rebondissement viendra chambouler l'intrigue. J'ai eu dû mal à arrêter de lire. 
- écrit comme un classique mais avec un talent incroyable pour le conte. La plume est fluide et pleine de sens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

garibae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

naiu_cs's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

It was quite exciting, even though it sometimes seemed to be dragged on for longer than was really necessary for the plot or the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

becksusername's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I took too long to get to it and had to return to library and place a new hold. 

When the perspective first changed to Maud's I got bored for a while, but other than that, this book was so good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

bunnyreads2's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

Really good and immersive but sometimes too slow. Quite interesting to read after having seen the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

jayisreading's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

2.25

I certainly am not the first person to have picked this book up because they enjoyed The Handmaiden directed by Park Chan-wook. And, with that said, I have to admit that I actually didn’t enjoy Fingersmith as much as I thought I would. For one, I was expecting something far more fast-paced. Instead, I found myself slogging through long and slowish-paced chapters. When the twists came, it heightened the story a bit and grabbed my attention. However, the chapters in-between those twists didn’t feel particularly engaging.

Waters isn’t a bad writer by any means, but I felt that there was a lack of character development that would have gotten the reader more invested. Things happened to Maud and Sue, but… that’s really it. They reacted to certain events, but there wasn’t any significant development in their characters that made it feel this book was worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

danielforshort's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

septemberdark's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia