Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

230 reviews

library_goth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

amylav's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Self harm, Vomit, and Murder

lmaloney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Infertility

graceocat12'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual content

dromedaryreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I loved some of the stories in this book. Others seemed lazy and were too caught up in small details to work as a short story. Eight Bites, Mothers, Difficult At Parties, and The Husband Stitch were my personal favorites. Inventory and The Resident were alright. I was not a fan of Real Women Have Bodies or Especially Heinous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

woweewhoa's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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, and Sexual harassment

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I’ve never read someone that has my last name in the publishing / book world. So that was cool. I recommend this if you want a debut novel from a sapphic Latinx authorI that doesn’t have a lot of sun and more of a intimate, deeper darkness. So I had to go slow to get through these short stories. Each story encompasses a different view of how women’s bodies are used, abused and taken control over. It’s emotional and triggering at times so I would be mindful of violent imagery, rape/rape mention, abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

noxygens's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism

solouncapitulomas'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was expecting more from you bby, but I did like some of the stories (specially the first one)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault