Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

8 reviews

artis_meretrix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.0

Beautiful imagery of nature. Horrifying exploration of pressured consent. Reminded me of the quote “when you are not fed love on a silver spoon, you learn to lick it off knives.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexism, Animal death, Torture, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Classism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

savvy999's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

I have never wanted to kill someone’s dad so bad. 
Startling and urgent. The horror of this book is streamlined and atmospheric, a unity of effect that imposes and creeps inside the reader. Quiet and devastating, this richly described story needles and pricks, just a little bit of bloodletting, bit by bit until you cannot help but pale in the face of the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Vomit, and Child abuse

vanillanightmare's review

dark reflective tense fast-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? No

5.0

oh my god??? 5 stars✨

this is a harrowing novella. it follows Silvie, a teen girl who’s taking part in an Iron Age reenactment experience on the Northumberland moors with her mum and dad, an archeology professor, and his students. 

this story is an absolute masterclass in building tension, as ancient history settles over the camp like a fog and the fate of Silvie and the ancient bog people her father is obsessed with draw closer together. 

the lines between reality and reenactment begin to blur, as well as the lines between the past and the present.

there are so many themes covered in such a short space, from nationalism to class to gendered violence. this is a really thoughtful book, not a single word out of place - i already know i’m going to be thinking about it for days!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Animal death, Misogyny, and Classism

bossybookworm345's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Vomit

ixris's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Short. Finished in one day, but the dialogue is not set off my punctuation and all runs in the same paragraph as narrative text so it is important to pay attention to how the sentences are structured. 

A 17 year old girl and her parents attend an experimental anthropology course for the summer. Things happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexism, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit

The domestic abuse and misogyny is a major plot theme in the book. The death and dismemberment of animals for the encampments food is a clear symbol for the way the men perceive the women at the height of the plot.

allisonmeyette's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

I think this is a book I will have to read again and again. Stunning writing, and over too quickly. The pace of the book is very slow up until the last 15-20 pages. It's one of those books where if you read it too quickly and don't digest it as you go, you don't get everything out of it (which is what I'm afraid I did). It's also quite creepy while really immersing you in the world that the Professor is trying to create. Please see content warnings too, as there are a LOT of possibly triggering themes in the book and may not be for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, Bullying, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cancer, War, Classism, and Vomit

babblingbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

Ending was a bit of a let down, I was expecting something more mysterious or ambiguous, like Daisy Johnston's books.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Vomit and Rape

minxtte's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Torture, and Animal death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racial slurs

Minor: Vomit