Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

American Vampire, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Stephen King

2 reviews

lexihworth's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Animal death, Cannibalism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Self harm, Racism, Body horror, Misogyny, Sexism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Racism, Death, Colonisation, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Classism, and Suicide

philippmk's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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? No

4.5

A great read for the spooky season. Albuquerque's art alone enthralls and captures you in its perfectly balanced mix of charm and gore.

One thing I didn't love was the narrative device of using a character in the 'future' who is retelling the entire story (which he captured in a novel that turns out to be true) — it just felt a little played out to me.
 
 

Another thing I didn't need was Abi coercing Jim to sleep with her despite his numerous protests based on their age difference and her being his goddaughter — specifically so that she could have his baby before she had to kill him. I'm not sure if this was simply supposed be a character flaw of hers, but, even though this happens near the end of the book, not enough attention is given to how problematic of an event that is.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Self harm, Gun violence, Murder, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual assault