Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

5 reviews

nice_frogboy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.25

this book is great, particularly the Chain of Dogs plotline, but i think Steven Erikson's mission statement "... [to] create a culture without gender bias so there would be no gender-based hierarchies of power... a world without sexism" is a bit risible in light of the Felisin plotline. you can't say that and then write a 15-year old girl to be on the receiving end of more sexual abuse than anything George R. R. Martin's written. that's just not how that works.

i have written a two line play to describe my feelings on this matter

[IN A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER-BASED HIERARCHIES OF POWER]
Felisin: i saved your life
Heboric: damn. you are a straight up motherfuckin dick pig

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Body horror

pinkfloydian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Body horror, and Rape

griffinthief's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Police brutality, Vomit, War, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Blood, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, War, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

danielleor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Violence