Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

17 reviews

kotashomelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Confinement

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

eule's review

dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

2.5

Manly okayish and repetitive smut (as expected) and not much happening. The kinks were a little too weird for me. He is just abusive and she cannot stand up for herself. She literally screams: „I am not like other girls and I am naïve as fuck, so pls fuck me until I cry. Still, I liked the books more than the movies, which I watched a while ago. 

PS: I NEVER WANT TO HEAR AN „OH GOD“ OR „HOLY -WHATEVER-„ FROM HER AGAIN. 

PPS: thank you for the book Paula <3

PPPS: despite my hate, I am currently 200 pages into the second book. Apparently everything about him can get worse (the kink and the gaslighting and manipulation). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

cady_sass's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Seemed like the right time to finally give this a shot, was not disappointed. I am slightly baffled as to what made this one particular erotic novel become the absolute pop culture phenomenon that it did, but I have no complaints 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

annaofjesup's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Vomit

glass123banan's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

The existence of this book is an indignation to other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual harassment

Minor: Toxic relationship and Violence

mahra's review

dark slow-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

1.0

I will be very blunt. 

I read this when I was 15 (too young, I know), and even at the time I could not believe that a grown adult wrote this. It reads like a bad fanfic written by a teen. 

I am not even going to get into this abusive relationship depicted as romantic, and somehow desirable. Shameful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

cmansour933's review

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.75

read this in two days

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

jayricart's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

0.75

This book is nothing more than another poorly written sexual romp. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Child abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Violence

embla_v's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad

3.0

Jag tyckte att den här boken var underhållande och definitivt spicy. Om jag ska försöka förklara boken så är den förvånansvärt lik Twilight, fast lite mer spicy som sagt. 

Boken handlar om Ana som är väldigt oskuldsfull och egentligen en helt vanlig tjej. Men sedan träffar hon Christian som inte är speciellt oskuldsfull, faktum är att han är motsatsen till oskuldsfull. Ana och Christian lever dock i olika världar och Christians har dina demoner medan Ana lever ett vanligt liv. Deras olikheter riskerar att förstöra deras relation, kommer Ana och Christian att kunna förändras för varandra eller är deras relation ämnad att gå förlorad?

Detta är första boken i en trilogi. Trilogin finns även berättad ur Christians pov men läs trilogin från Anas pov först. Rekommenderar boken till de som vill ha något spicy och inte har något emot mörka böcker. Definitivt 18+. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence