Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Rats by James Herbert

3 reviews

darialoana's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Death of parent

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Racism and Sexism

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A short grim horror about a plague of giant rats hungry for human flesh. It follows a variety of characters as they come in to contact with the rats, and as they attempt to put a stop to them.

It did exactly what it described, a fun little horror to gross you out. I didn't realise this was written in the 70s before I started reading it, but it then became very apparent with its casual racism and sexism. Its just very of its time. I didn't particularly like any of the characters, but I didn't feel the need to for it to get the job done of grossing you out.

A decent time but not one that will stay with me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Blood