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Cock and Bull by Will Self

clearlybones's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

carrionlibrarian's review against another edition

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1.0

This book (deservedly) has a lot of one star reviews but somehow what all of them fail to mention is the TREMENDOUS amount of slurs there are in this short book.

se7ven's review against another edition

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3.0

What the fuck

booksdogsandjess's review against another edition

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1.0

Two stories, the first in which a woman grows a penis the second a man grows a vagina. Just graphic, lot of talk of womans genitalia and a whole lot of violation.

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rebeccaweir's review against another edition

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4.0

'Cock' was genius, 'Bull' was disappointing.

leaflinglearns's review against another edition

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2.0

Lazy, self indulgent attempt at satire.

meganekyoudaii's review against another edition

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A bizarre tale - very 'Will Self'.

monty_reads's review

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3.0

3.5 stars.

oblomov's review against another edition

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1.0

This desecration of a tree's corpse repeatedly mistakes cruelty for humour, puerile bad taste for fearless edginess, gross stereotypes for character and a potentially interesting concept for an actual story.
Having produced such a misogynist, misandrist, transphobic, badly written and unfunny mess, I wouldn't grumble if those close to Mr Self defenestrated his computer before the hateful, purple prose writing twat types anything else.

chidseyca's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm being nice giving two stars. I would rate the first story two stars and the last story one.