Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Hennes kropp och andra parter: berättelser by Carmen Maria Machado, Carmen Maria Machado

89 reviews

tinyjude's review against another edition

2.25

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I guess not for me but I appreciate the creativeness 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Alcohol

apolloann's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Dysphoria

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Illness outbreak, epidemic ("Inventory"). Unreality ("Especially Heinous"). Insects ("Eight Bites," "The Resident"). Illness ("The Resident").

takeachance's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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This is a weighed review because if Especially Heinous was on its own, I'd rate it 5 Stars. The writing is haunting and the way it describes things is very vivid. I enjoyed it a lot!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

jaimc's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious reflective

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Lesbophobia

newtons's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood

sofipitch's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Amazing, incredible, showstopping, never the same! I really loved this collection, the themes in it were so good and the writing is so elegant and the horror, some stuff had me grimacing physically. The only men story was Especially Heinous, which might be bc I've never seen SVU, so that's why this doesn't get the full 5, bc that one was also especially long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Rape, Vomit, Stalking

earthsigil's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Very good writing and overall I enjoyed it but there's a lot that can be difficult to get through depending on your personal experiences. There's a good variety of content between stories while still encompassing the same or similar themes. I wish I were smarter to write a better review because it gloriously captures the female experience but alas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

sderrig's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment

literary__mary's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is one of my all time favorite authors! She truly writes like no one else. I highly recommend if you like magical realism, feminism, and lgbtq themes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide