Reviews tagging 'Gore'

King Lear by William Shakespeare

9 reviews

thorney's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Suicide

halaagmod's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Gore, and Suicide

Minor: War and Body horror

flo_sg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

lauramcc7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gore

charcoalbookreader's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.25

I didn't read it but I did work on the school play which is how I am familiar with the story. I tried reading it but it was too confusing for me since this is really old and has words I'm not familiar with. Still, its a pretty good tragic story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Death and Suicide

There are eyes being gouged out

embey's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Murder, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

harmony822's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, War, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Torture

air_estel's review

adventurous tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Gore

ashleycmms's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness