Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston

56 reviews

keda_xcx_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

I don’t even know where to start with this book. One of my favorite Booktok content creators recommended this I went in completely blind and I’m coming out dazed. Honestly I loved the beginning of the story although I had no idea what direction I was headed in I was constantly on the verge of DNFing or sticking it to the end. The gore was fine for me and I enjoyed it right until the last 12 pages, the end just felt outlandish and that says alot considering the themes of the book. I also didn’t like the portrayal of the black people, consider the author is white it felt degrading toward black people which made me uncomfortable. I’m not even sure what I want to rate this book but as I said I did enjoy it just not the parts I mentioned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Infertility, Racial slurs, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

moosereads1's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

I genuinely don’t know what to say about this book. It was certainly disturbing, and it helped me realize that I can deal with blood and gore but draw the line at… other bodily fluids. I do have to say though, going into this I certainly wasn’t expecting the story to twist the way it did. I had an idea of what might be involved by the title, but the rest of the story was just a mindfuck. I also wasn’t expecting moments of emotion and sadness, so that was interesting. So, just like this book and the review I’m leaving it, my emotions are all over the place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Addiction, Rape, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit

abbz_o_lutely's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

3.5

I'm going with 3.5 stars. The writing is impeccable and very much so has you invested and turning pages. This left me constantly on the line to DNF or to push through to the end to know the full story. I went into this book super blind and I came out of it wishing I could pretend I never opened the first page. This book is very.... Icky.
It needs about 3-4 pages of content warnings as this book can be very triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infertility, Kidnapping, Suicide, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Blood, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

There is no going back to your normal self after this book. I wish I could erase this from my brain.

jeff_clutterbuck's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, and Gore

tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.0

This was a very disappointing read for me this book waited till the last pages to finally get gory and entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Abortion, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

systemofanoun's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Abortion, Kidnapping, Excrement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Confinement, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Blood

bauer_nick96's review against another edition

3.0

short read. got progressively more disturbing and depraved. Only thing stopping me from a higher rating is how fucked up everything in this is. Not a fan of fetish porn as horror

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body shaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

nyquilcryptid's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

Definitely nasty, but well-written and unique too. So, so many TWs on this one. Emphasis on the extreme in extreme horror, proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Vomit, Rape, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity, Ableism, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Fatphobia

grimoireofsabotage's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gore, Abortion, Drug abuse, Infertility, Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Confinement, Grief, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, and Medical content

honeyteags's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Excrement, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Abortion, Addiction, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Infidelity