Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

A certain hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

107 reviews

_sawdust's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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: Blood, Murder, Violence, Cannibalism, and Animal death

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent, Classism, Cursing, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

danielatheinkdrinker's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

this book reminds me there is nothing more poetic than a raging psychotic woman. I laughed out loud, I cried at the very end and leaving away my prose: it made my fucking week. I loved it, it was raw ( no pun intended) with the criticism of what we deem correct, or moral, while also managing to even in the most sordid moments to force the reader to feel identified with a cannibalistic female who lacked empathy or emotions. A new favorite. Dorothy Daniel’s, you are the most ravishing competent woman in this murderous fictional world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

veelaughtland's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Cancer, Blood, Murder, Car accident, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Drug use and Rape

joshoonet's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

4.0

• As a non native english speaker, I had too google quite a few words
• Incredibly delicious, colourful and visceral descriptions
• The sex was - at times - a bit much for me, but it fit the theme very well and I got used to it
• Timeless vibes for some reason
• The protagonist (and writer of the story in form of a memoir) is deadly smart and she knows it well, hence some uncommon turns of phrase, some unusual words, some very pretty poetic writing
• Feels strangely detached from the happenings of the story, readers will know why. It works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Car accident, Rape, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

glowhoya's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

yknow i came out of this really liking the mc. a bit iffy in the middle but tbh that’s why you should read books in long sittings so you keep the momentum. love love love a good cannibal. oddly sweet story tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Cannibalism, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Murder

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

My head is still reeling from this 😵‍💫 It was funny and sharp, but it took me all over the place with its pacing and random interludes of memory/commentary.

Either way, I’m going to be thinking about this for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Minor: Cancer, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

finleyfrogreads's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Rape

karina_aracely's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Blunt, fatalistic, crass, and smart - this was a surprisingly delightful read for such a dark subject matter. There were moments that had my jaw on the floor followed immediately by a line or a brutally honest assessment by the MC that had me laughing out loud. 

The writing is verbose and tedious, you get used to it after a bit, but you will be adding to your mental dictionary. I do wish there was a more development and insight into Dorothy's and Emma's friendship. The friendship is obviously very important to the MC, but it would have been nice to have more emphasis and time with it as we got with all of Dorothy's lovers.

Overall, I loved the tangental and reflective story telling, the MC's narration and the satirical nature of the novel. The rich, detailed descriptions of food dishes were positively mouth-watering and I thoroughly enjoyed the inherent sexuality the MC experiences in those moments of consuming food...which is a theme obviously carried throughout her new culinary ✨adventures✨. 

P.S. Fellow tauruses: you'd eat this shit up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Gore

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Rape