Reviews tagging 'Death'

Cows by Matthew Stokoe

67 reviews

queenofodas's review against another edition

Honestly, the book is poorly writen, is like reading the saddistic fantasies of a 13 year old boy with mommy issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

earsore's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.5

Not sure if this was an allegory that flew over my head or just a total exercise in shock value, but either way it was... uh... something I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racial slurs

walsmo's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

Uncomfortable, gross, overtly sexual in an awful way 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Grief

stellasaur's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.75

Cunt, piss, cunt, shit, cunt, puke, cunt, cunt, cunt. There. That's the book. Entirely puerile. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

eugenekidman's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, and Excrement

cupcait's review against another edition

dark tense 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

visceral reaction, decently written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

buzzard's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

eileenmccoy's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Medical content

I get what the book was trying to say but like did we have to include extreme bestiality? Sickening. But the ending was decent and that’s about it.

ballepai14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

mxssinator06's review against another edition

dark medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

This book is dark and twisted just for the sake of being so. There is a running theme of disgusting habits and torture, definitely not for the light-hearted.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Abortion