Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The House of Hunger by Dambudzo Marechera

3 reviews

nates's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, Blood, Gore, Alcoholism, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Body horror, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Colonisation

eli_jw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal death, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Self harm, Violence, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Rape

jessalex610's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

3.0

It’s gross and violent but in a beautifully written way. A non-linear story that’s mostly fleshed out by disturbed character studies. Not a fan on how women were written, but no one was really written in a good light. Unreliable narrator as protagonist who teeters on the side of annoyingly posh and arrogant. So many existential crises 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Rape, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Misogyny

If you get easily triggered by Black people talking shit about white people, you definitely will not like this book