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ht2012's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror
pisceseason's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy
verysillygoose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
joensign's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
avasbookmark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic
corinnajl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, and Vomit
Minor: Rape
doriandelioncourt's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic
undecidedpersonality's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, and Blood
Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
janwe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
BUT, and that has rather to do with my personal reading tastes at the moment, than with the stories and their contents ...
I AM soo over that kind of "vulgar sexual content"... I don't know... I just couldn't care less about it... That definitely influenced my reading experience..
Additionally, due to the blurb on the back, I expected the short stories to be weirder, and dip more into SF and horror (it is horror - but rather everyday horror of the female experience in society)...
I guess, I am not the right audience for these kind of literary short stories 🤷♀️
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition
4.0
As with any collection, there were ups and downs. My favorite story was probably Mothers. My least favorite was Especially Heinous (though I love a lot of the ideas there, it was way too long). Overall, it was well written, intense, and definitely fucked with my mind
Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault