Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

63 reviews

macncheese_pdf's review

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

rosita's review

Graphic rape scene

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Cancer, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

bjjesterd's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual assault and Cancer

willowisp_'s review

dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Murder, Cancer, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Gore

refrejarator's review

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a really fun read, however the main character is (due to her nature) someone I find intensely unlikeable. The description is fun and wild, and full of gore and torrid sex. I personally dont enjoy constant discussion of genitals outside of smut, and this book had a lot of reflections on genitalia (but this lines up well with the main character). 
I'm a vegetarian, and this book at least intrigued me with all the meat and recipe talk. Definitely made me hungry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Blood, Infidelity, Torture, Death of parent, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Rape, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Gore, Animal death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Stalking, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

brttnyrse's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cursing, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Animal death, Excrement, Violence, Body horror, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

karalara's review

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gore, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

themeanfrench's review against another edition

dark funny informative tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Body horror, Death, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Murder, Mental illness, and Gore

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Car accident, Blood, Rape, Stalking, and Animal death

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Terminal illness

colormeember's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

I was so excited to read this book but in the end I had to force myself to not DNF it. It’s a really interesting premise and some parts really drew you in. But the story was slow and the words used were the biggest synonyms to simple words. In the end I enjoyed the relationship with Emma but I would have enjoyed more of it. It read like a student who had a 10 page paper due and only wrote 6 and it’s due tomorrow. Things were so drawn out I basically skimmed my way to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Rape, Car accident, Cancer, Gore, and Cannibalism

cj_tatertott's review

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

This was a really interesting read, and I did really enjoy the visceral, descriptive writing style. The main character is fascinating, and is both relatable in some aspects and utterly horrifying in others. Good read, both entertaining and darkly philosophical at times. Definitely not for everyone, but I enjoyed it a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Cannibalism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Antisemitism, Animal death, and Cancer