Reviews with content warning for Gore - Das zweite Buch des Blutes

Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Das zweite Buch des Blutes by Peter Kobbe, Clive Barker

5 reviews

emadisonc's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

There’s no conscious thing on the face of the world that doesn’t know dread more intimately than its own heartbeat.

Content Warnings

wuthrinheights's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

The stories were (once again) chilling, horrific, and macabre. I had more favourite stories from the second volume compared to the first one, because I found it to be more interesting and disturbing.

But despite how great the stories were (compared to the first one), I gave this one a slightly lower rating because of the misogynistic tones portrayed. I noticed it in the first book, but I brushed it off, thinking "it's a collection of horror stories with terrible people, surely it's like finding fork in a kitchen." But when it became a pattern, I felt a little miffed about it. Thus, no full 5 stars this time.

My ratings from fave to least fave stories would be: Jacqueline Ess:Her Will and Testament>Dread>Hell's Event>The Skins of the Fathers>New Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Content Warnings