Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro, Daniel Kraus

3 reviews

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Gore, Cursing, Addiction, Animal death, Vomit, Homophobia, War, Torture, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Grief, Colonisation, Misogyny, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Racism, Ableism, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Classism, and Alcohol

delienn's review

emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Racism, Death, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Sexual content

v171's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

 I found this to be a really enjoyable story that was a lot more than what I was expecting. I did not see the movie, but I had a loose understanding of what it was about. But I didn't realize there would be such extensive commentary on issues such as sexism, racism, ableism, homophobia, and PTSD. However, all of these themes were very seamlessly interwoven in a cohesive narrative that led to very satisfying character development for the full cast of characters. I thought this would be a plot heavy, fast paced read, but I was surprised to find that it was very introspective. There are some darker, heavy content warning scenes of the book, and don't expect any of the themes to lead to a ton of introspection. But aside from that, it was a quick, interesting read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, and Gun violence

Minor: Car accident, Infertility, and Infidelity