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Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror by Lor Gislason
3 reviews
mfrisk's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
As are most short story collections there were some hits, some misses, and a few that didn’t resonate as much to me. This collection is body horror to the extreme with some great social commentary on homophobia, transphobia, gender dysphoria, and sexism. While I didn’t enjoy every story I did feel most did a great job in connecting to important themes that are valuable to dissect within the lens of horror.
I want to take the time to highlight my top 2 stories here which I think will stick with me the most which though less reliant on body horror still packed a significant punch:
1. Show Me - themes around sexism, gender roles, and toxic relationships
2. Man of the House - themes around homophobia and transphobia
I want to take the time to highlight my top 2 stories here which I think will stick with me the most which though less reliant on body horror still packed a significant punch:
1. Show Me - themes around sexism, gender roles, and toxic relationships
2. Man of the House - themes around homophobia and transphobia
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Homophobia, Transphobia, Gore, Blood, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicide, and Body horror
bruisedtigers's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
As always, it's hard to rate an anthology. I was a little disappointed by a good handful of these, even if they had a good premise.
Standouts for me are "Mama is a Butcher" and "Show Me." I'd consider the best of the lot to be " Lady Davelina’s Last Pet."
Standouts for me are "Mama is a Butcher" and "Show Me." I'd consider the best of the lot to be " Lady Davelina’s Last Pet."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Body horror, and Violence
mxbluet18's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Trigger warnings for Bound in Flesh include: profanity, sex, violence, death, suicide, abuse, and blood & gore.
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I enjoy having trans and queer representation in the stories I read. However, I don't think this flavour of trans rep is for me. I like some horror tropes, and I can deal with a low level of gore and violence, but this wasn't for me.
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Even though the subject matter wasn't to my taste, I did like the fact that it was centered on trans people, which having read the foreword, I know was the intent. I appreciate that authors are striving to put forward a diverse range of genres with queer representation outside of the standard.
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Thank you to BookSirens for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I enjoy having trans and queer representation in the stories I read. However, I don't think this flavour of trans rep is for me. I like some horror tropes, and I can deal with a low level of gore and violence, but this wasn't for me.
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Even though the subject matter wasn't to my taste, I did like the fact that it was centered on trans people, which having read the foreword, I know was the intent. I appreciate that authors are striving to put forward a diverse range of genres with queer representation outside of the standard.
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Thank you to BookSirens for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Gore, Blood, and Body horror
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