Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - Le moine

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Le moine by Stéphan Vaquero, Guillaume Pigeard de Gurbert, Matthew Gregory Lewis

32 reviews

morenowagain's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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loyaultemelie's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

This book is what I can only describe as operatic. It reads like an opera would read if you novelized it. There are scenes that I can point to and say 'there should be an aria here.' You can tell Lewis took some inspiration from Shakespeare with the beginning of the book. However this lessens throughout the book.

This book is both really entertaining, and really brutal to get through. Lewis is very good with his use of imagery, and even when the plot feels contrived - which it does sometimes - the Gothic atmosphere lessens any disgruntlement. Overall, I would say it slaps, but cautiously. You must look up the trigger warnings before you read this book. It's rough.

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lunazulla's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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marageorge's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

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berrytart's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.25

This book was a hard one to get through! Not saying it was bad, its just a task. With all the old- fashioned language and such.

But the way the author wrote out the fall into sin of Ambrosio was amazing! The end was such a sickening feeling, I was kinda left a little speechless?

Though some parts felt slow to me- which kinda led to me feeling like pushing through the middle was a chore- It was still great, as I did read it in a day!

I was wondering when the whole incest part would, you know come up, the way it was revealed was crazy! But still, Fuck Ambrosio!, great character, bad person?< /spoiler>

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