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lolajh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Husband Stitch was predictable for me mainly because I am familiar with the ribbon story, and I get what the story was trying to do by making the husband the physical embodiment of every unlikeable quality a man could ever have, but it just ended up irritating me that the main character continued to be with him. I would have loved to see more women with ribbons as I’m intrigued on whether their location affects the outcome of pulling it off, like if that woman in the story with a ribbon around her ankle would
Inventory I loved, as it was a story told through each of the main character’s sexual encounters throughout her lifetime, and still manages to convey a post-apocalyptic setting of a deadly virus spreading over the world whilst portraying various types of relationship partners that exist, such as those who are respectful and use consent, or those that are violent and manipulative and don’t i.e. literal rapists. The main character’s resilience through it all and the fact that she continues to have relationships with people throughout the apocalypse without letting it get to her enough to give up was really nice to see. And even through her relationships with both men and women, there were never instances of homophobia to be the factors breaking the pair up, which was lovely.
Mothers opened with two cisgendered lesbians somehow conceiving of a child, followed by looking back at the pair’s relationship and its eventual toxicity. I loved this one, but I have to be honest, “My uterus contracted in protest“ sounds so much like it was written by a man and I do hate it I’m sorry.
Especially Heinous was the only story not in first person from the persective of a woman, and was a rather confusing mess of a psychological horror twist being put onto each episode of Law and Order SVU, which just felt totally like a fever dream and would maybe be enjoyable if it was readable and not based on Law and Order SVU maybe? Like the ghosts and hallucinations and overall insanity things were so cool, but impossible to piece together in a way that made sense.
Real Women Have Bodies. Wow. The ‘fading body’ malady was done in a way that made it so creepily good, and portraying it in a very modern context allows for the darker plot points like
I could hardly read Eight Bites; it was way too heavy on eating disorder themes, and so I could hardly review the content as every page I found myself having to skip several graphic paragraphs.
The last two stories were okay, but not at all memorable for me. The Resident reminded me slightly of Plain Bad Heroines at first, which I liked, but Difficult at Parties was far too sexual-assault graphic for me, and its whole plot is about being able to hear the thoughts of the actors in porn that the main character was watching was hardly as eerie as the other stories.
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual harassment
nialiversuch's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, and 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, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Illness outbreak, epidemic ("Inventory"). Unreality ("Especially Heinous"). Insects ("Eight Bites," "The Resident"). Illness ("The Resident").woweewhoa's review against another edition
4.25
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
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Vomit
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
ruthbreakher's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
hippiequeen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
melinabarbuto's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting
jenmaysiereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment