Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

52 reviews

bethsreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I really like Armfield’s writing style. I particularly like how the gothic elements of the stories are ever present in the background, creeping closer as each story progresses. They are unsettling and creative and pull you in. My main critique of them is that quite a few of the main characters felt a bit interchangeable. As they are short stories, the characters wont have as much depth as they do in a novel and Armfield does a great job of building these characters in a short number of pages; I was just left feeling like some of the outlooks and personalities of the main characters blurred together a little. It is a good collection though and I would recommend to people who liked The Dangers of Smoking in Bed.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Death

Minor: Lesbophobia

aisabel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Stalking, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

jokehelldo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

There were some stories I didn't fully liked, but Mantis, Cassandra After and Salt Slow have my whole heart

This was so beautiful, and even though we don't get explained almost nothing, you have a feeling you are living the stories with your whole soul.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Lesbophobia and Misogyny

frankieclc's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Miscarriage

myk_yeah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Magnificent. Reminds me a lot of “What is Not Yours is Not Yours” by Helen Oyeyemi. 
A collection of dark short stories and great sapphic representation. Beautiful writing, human themed with a creepy touch. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Abortion, Child death, and Death

Minor: Violence and Body horror

petit_lecteur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I think I found my new favorite writer and author! I absolutely love the way Julia Armfield fleshes out her ideas and characters interwoven with real emotions and scenarios.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

aimnorth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book reads like a collection of spooky, unsettling, and interesting stories that are fantastic. They have layers of both the surface story as well as the meaning beneath it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Death, Murder, and Body horror

linguaphile412's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Animal death

Minor: Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Sexual assault

morgancleaver's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Miscarriage, and Child death

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

rhii_reading's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror