Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

43 reviews

mothmania's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Violence, and Alcohol

thegayestghost's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Rape, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, and Body shaming

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

finnmurphy10's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Mental illness, Gore, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

camrich's review

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death

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

kindredspirit7's review

The narrator was so frustrating and annoying. The further I got into the book the more frustrated I got. The author did a fantastic job depicting the mind of a serial killer, but it just wasn’t for me. It was too long and detailed and at times a bit too gory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Body horror, Gaslighting, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Violence, Physical abuse, Excrement, Cursing, and Gore

cait808's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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

a friend lent this book to me, saying it was extremely my brand. im half-flattered, half-embarrassed to admit she’s got me dead to rights. 

i had fun reading this delightful little memoir of food, sex, and gore over the holidays. dorothy, my beloathed, is a self-aware unreliable narrator who makes succulent meals of her misandry. i ate, and was fed. recommend reading with a plate of charcuterie and a bottle of red, the perfect creature comforts to pair with

cannibalism

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sometimes the prose tended toward the preachy (see eg, the mc’s comment on tofu/Japanese food throughout could b an intentional racist chara flaw, or metacommentary on the eurocentricity of the american “fine dining” landscape, but it took me out esp given michelin was in japan by 2008 and this bitch seems like a michelin type) or the pretentious (susurration, one of my favorite words, also a favorite of the author by how it liberally seasoned the book) BUT more often than not, Summers’ words reached out and caressed my slavering, slutty soul and went there, there. i see you, women who want to devour the world! bone apple teeth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

jesssparksnotes's review

dark funny reflective 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

If you loved the visuals of Hannibal and felt a tiny bit guilty that your mouth watered at that show, do I have a book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, and Sexual violence

reynasimone's review

dark funny tense medium-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

3.0

The writing style made the first few chapters hard to get through, but I think it was a deliberate choice to add character to the narration. After awhile it becomes more bearable but it persists throughout the book. I found the main character unlikable and frustrating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Stalking, and Gaslighting