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bookbanshee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Beautiful and messy, an intoxicating fairy/femme cloud of melody, enchanting and infuriating, head-spinning and acutely insightful. I’m a little bit in love with every fairy who graces these pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
inqueerer's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-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
5.0
I wish I had the capacity to encapsulate even a fraction of the beauty of this story... A beautiful, deeply intimate tapestry, with connections woven across time and meaning, between scenes and emotions described so vividly and viscerally, I felt them with my whole body. An at once personal and universal love letter to queer and trans existence and feeling on our own terms, that I feel very fortunate to have had the chance to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Medical trauma
katepilled's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Exquisite!! Mattia is ethereal, Shakespearean, myth and modern. Vulnerable and raw. At times, I had no idea what she was saying; more often, I found the sentiment strike deep cords within my soul. I savored every page. The Fifth Wound has a lot to say about gender, sexuality, and love. I think there can be a new take away with each read. Mattia generously weaves footnotes throughout poetic prose, which will encourage the reader to slow down. I picture myself on a walk through a museum as I stop to take in all of the exhibit descriptions while I read this work.
TW self harm, sexual / assault, blood
TW self harm, sexual / assault, blood
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical content, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail