Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

230 reviews

chellyfishing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, Gore, Violence, Racism, Body horror, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Fatphobia

booksbeyondthebinary's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Body horror, and Gore

meaghanelizabook's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death, Gore, Body horror, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Alcohol

cgood90's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Racism, and Body horror

jmcquain's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Murder, Racism, and Gore

carriedbythecosmos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Death, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cannibalism and Gore

Minor: Blood and Body horror

halem13's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Racial slurs

chaoticnostalgia's review

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, War, Slavery, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

thoughtsontomes's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

Part horror, part historical fantasy, this story is set in an alternate timeline where KKK members turn into actual monsters and our MC hunts them. She discovers even bigger monsters at play. I enjoyed the story and the concept, because behavior creating monster is always something I find cool. As always with Clark’s novellas, I’d love a full novel of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gore, Body horror, and Racial slurs

chioma_a's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It feels like when writing this book Clark took the time to really consider "what does a Black American epic fantasy look/smell/taste/sound like. " He has some fantastic ideas that he brings to life with a deft touch. The image of Maryse and the Aunties sipping a perfect cup sweet tea under the swinging branches of a magnolia tree, the strength and energy and affirmation of life come together in the shouts, the way that folklore and stories brought together Black folks living and dead. 

My only con to this book is that the it felt very neat. I think a good part of that owes to it being a novella, but I wanted a few more curveballs along the way. Regardless theres a lot to love here!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror