Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

A certain hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

33 reviews

sydhertz's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.75

A Certain Hunger was upsettingly cliche and not in a way that could be described as camp. It felt that I was trudging through a faux-feminist Hannibal Lecter obsessed swamp. I am the first person to root for cannibalism media but this just seemed forced and lacking of any true substance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Antisemitism

lqne's review against another edition

slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness

raquelcanread's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Antisemitism, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

taviarz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-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

5.0

I think I’ll get something different from this book every time I read it as I get older

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Antisemitism

jdf1027's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

4.75

I'm a little ashamed at how many times I laughed and how many times I was turned on. Gruesome but infatuating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Antisemitism

jessie_roz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Antisemitism

hayleyw's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

boglord's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Incest, and Antisemitism

jolyne's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense 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

5.0

Summers’ writing style is insane and decadent; every page is chock-full with words that feel plump enough to eat lol. The story flips between campy dry humor and brutally disturbing descriptions, but it stays consistently clever. I did laugh out loud a good amount. A warning: there is strong sexual content and the descriptions of the protag’s mutilations leave little to the imagination. It’s funny that this is the first story that I’ve read where our lead is horrifying and twisted, but loveable in a way that makes me feel like I’ve lost a friend after finishing the book. Some things are iffy but make sense when you contextualize them with how icky Dorothy is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment