Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

69 reviews

nyoom's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Trafficking, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Ableism, Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual content

kt2e56's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

I’m speechless. Oh my GOD, this was so good. The sci-fi and mystery angle is interesting in and of itself, but what really pulled me in was the ethics of cloning interwoven throughout. I think it’s because I’m a survivor myself, but I really related to a lot of this book and my heart ached quite a bit for Evelyn who was replaced for not being perfect for her husband and of course Martine who was groomed and molded based on the whims of a deeply fucked up individual.

The parts where Martine can’t figure out what *she* wants versus what she was created to want were really just so chilling. Reading the acknowledgements at the end and discovering that the author is also a survivor helped process a lot of this for me and my instincts about why certain aspects of this book crawled under my skin.

Definitely give this one a read if you can.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, and Sexual content

Deals a lot with grooming but of an adult who is a

clone designed to cater to a man’s every whim.

Can be distressing.

booksandteatime's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Abortion

mercourier's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

This book is a trip. Don't look here for action packed plot but the subtext of the book is eerie and thought provoking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Domestic abuse

robinsong's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, and Death of parent

knitterscasket's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

msjenne's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide

saykit14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, and Misogyny

albernikolauras's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a ride of a book. It's not for everyone as the book doesn't carry the tension or mystery that most thrillers do. But the characters Gailey writes are sharp-edged and willing to wreak havoc for what they want. It leads to a rollercoaster ride as you are pulled along into the mess the characters made.

Disclaimer - I have a special respect for female scientists (especially mean ones), and this stepped this book up in enjoyment for me. This is not a bias-free book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

micklesreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I couldn't put this down. It's a tense thriller and a portrait of the ways we are shaped by trauma. There is one major plot hole that seems glossed over, but I didn't really care that it wasn't realistic. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Body horror