Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Cows by Matthew Stokoe

2 reviews

smvslvt's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

This book is vile. Every page is revolting, stomach churning nightmare after nightmare. Bleak. Disgusting. Violent. It actually made me wonder how someone thinks of things so vividly repulsive. It’s not good. Nothing about it is good, but there is a message in all the filth and I think it stands as a very effective messenger, sickening as it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Pregnancy tw

a pregnant woman carves her unborn child from her own body mid psychotic break killing them both

child death/abuse

Steven crucifies the corpse of the fetus with knives

pantrat's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape