Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

28 reviews

perthalus's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

Will write review later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Cultural appropriation

jinni's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

anger566's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

Main character (MC) mentions having 2 abortions. MC is a photographer who often assaults her subjects (sexually and physically) and takes photos/videos of them during/after. She also gaslights them and her friends when they express they were uncomfortable. MC mentions accidentally killing a subject, and the process of discarding the body. MC was in a sexual relationship with her teacher while in high school (pedophilia). MC mentions self-harm scars on her hips and how she got them. MC does drugs by herself and with friends throughout the novel, also drinks excessively, and talks about binging her food after eating carbs.

loxeletters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, and Classism

zhazhadiamond's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Classism

will_meringue's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious

3.0

Grim and visceral. Very well-written but not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death and Eating disorder

Minor: Abortion

dumaurier's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia and Abortion

penelopereads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

No clue how to rate this book. I hated it but also didn’t. It was an extremely uncomfortable experience. I literally grimaced my way through it.

I’m trying not to give spoilers but I suppose there are MILD SPOILERS below. These are more notes for myself to help me work through how I feel about this book.



Eddie 💔

Bit Dolly/Emma Jane esque. Didn’t like that. Don’t appreciate that lifestyle. Main character is intolerable (but that’s the point.)

Did appreciate the flip of the usual predatory/violent/dangerous/ruthless and detached narrative.

Trauma? Mental health?

Enjoyed the did she/didn’t she?

Was impressed by what seemed like a very sudden/surprising shift about 2/3 through, which in retrospect was actually hinted at.

The use of the name, the cat and the bell (Schrödinger, much?) were clever and subtle but not too subtle.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Murder