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littlespookysmut's review
4.0
This book was terrifying, disgusting, and heartbreaking. I really enjoyed this one and super relevant!
mandi_lea's review
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Grief, Violence, Blood, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
bladeaok's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jenna_cross's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
If the name offends you, do not enter. This is in your face right from the start and is every identifying woman’s nightmare. Such mindlessly blatant depravity being encouraged and celebrated from the White House to the streets. The dues that are paid in the end are oh-so satisfying.
littlespookycute's review against another edition
4.0
This book was terrifying, disgusting, and heartbreaking. I really enjoyed this one and super relevant!
nessa_arandur's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good little splatterpunk romp through a post-apocalyptic USA in which the men suddenly become overcome by some sort of audio-virus that makes them insatiably rape any woman they see. The author keeps the story pretty focused on the survival of our protagonist and her small band, which worked really well. It was well written, but I had some issues that had me vacillating on whether to give this two or three stars.
The biggest one was the inconsistency in the initial idea that the men only seemed to be raping women. We're led to believe this is somehow linked to the misogyny of the president's message, but that idea gets turned on its head the instant one man is seen sticking his d*ck into a crashed car's exhaust pipe. If inanimate objects would do the job, why weren't the men raping one another? What about trans men or men without penises? What about intersex folk? The author had a chance here to touch (albeit superficially) on what it means to be a man but didn't. This is a short fiction work so maybe she just didn't want to distract from the fun romp, but by the end I was confused as to why the men weren't attacking one another. I wish she had addressed this more directly so that I could understand.
I also found the fact the author's choice to have the protagonist referring to female genitals as cun*s really strange. I don't know a single women who refers to her genitals as a cun* and this jarred me out of my suspension of disbelief.
Also the idea that being raped was "the worst thing" that could happen to a woman was outdatedly laughable. She could be literally murdered and that would be the worst thing, or lose all her loved ones. The idea of being raped USED to be the worst thing when men placed women's societal value on a woman's virginity (also an outdated concept). Being raped meant she was "spoiled" and no longer worth anything to other men. The author doesn't posit any other reason for rape being the worst thing that can happen to a woman in this book, so I have to assume this idea is based in the same outdated societal notions. That was really disappointing and so unrealistic that it jarred me out of the book.
All that being said, it was sufficiently gory and well-written that I will probably explore her other books.
The biggest one was the inconsistency in the initial idea that the men only seemed to be raping women. We're led to believe this is somehow linked to the misogyny of the president's message, but that idea gets turned on its head the instant one man is seen sticking his d*ck into a crashed car's exhaust pipe. If inanimate objects would do the job, why weren't the men raping one another? What about trans men or men without penises? What about intersex folk? The author had a chance here to touch (albeit superficially) on what it means to be a man but didn't. This is a short fiction work so maybe she just didn't want to distract from the fun romp, but by the end I was confused as to why the men weren't attacking one another. I wish she had addressed this more directly so that I could understand.
I also found the fact the author's choice to have the protagonist referring to female genitals as cun*s really strange. I don't know a single women who refers to her genitals as a cun* and this jarred me out of my suspension of disbelief.
Also the idea that being raped was "the worst thing" that could happen to a woman was outdatedly laughable. She could be literally murdered and that would be the worst thing, or lose all her loved ones. The idea of being raped USED to be the worst thing when men placed women's societal value on a woman's virginity (also an outdated concept). Being raped meant she was "spoiled" and no longer worth anything to other men. The author doesn't posit any other reason for rape being the worst thing that can happen to a woman in this book, so I have to assume this idea is based in the same outdated societal notions. That was really disappointing and so unrealistic that it jarred me out of the book.
All that being said, it was sufficiently gory and well-written that I will probably explore her other books.
n0rmann's review against another edition
5.0
Very dark and at points it was hard to read but it was such a well-done book. I'd recommend it to anyone.
tracyreads's review
dark
tense
fast-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
4.0