Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

54 reviews

takarakei's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I highly recommend this version of Carmilla edited by Carmen Maria Machado who provides much needed historical context in the introduction and with footnotes throughout. It's also a beautiful edition with a few illustrations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racism and Sexual content

f18's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

probable hypnosis

plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicide and Misogyny

hannahduda's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Racism

oliviapincin's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Ableism, Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Suicide

cozyscones's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

jashanac's review against another edition

3.5

That introduction absolutely had me fooled haha! I love it. 

I enjoyed this -- it's a classic, of course, so the writing style is very different from what I typically read because I read very few classics. So nothing about the writing was particularly incredible for me, personally. 

I also thought that the ending was pretty rushed and the lore and plot overall was a bit flimsy. 

However, the vaguely eerie gothic vibes are there, for sure! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Violence

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

kanjichris's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Violence and Injury/Injury detail