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meeshbunny's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Gore, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Abortion, Body horror, Sexism, Rape, and Car accident
deathmetalheron's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is my first splatterpunk book, and even though the majority of themes are met with revulsion the vast majority of character dynamics/situations negotitate with the severity in an appropriate matter, that is to say--appropriate for their subject manner. The protagonist is quite unlikable, and while there are dips in moments whereas you wonder whether the dislikability is intentional or just potentially reflective of an acidic actual personality of the author it mostly fits the story.
That is to be said, the most grotesque scene in this book (if you've read it, it's very obvious, the one about 2/3 to 3/4 through the book) is very clearly written to offend and due to its nature comes across more as shock jock tomfoolery than necessary revulsion. The last action taken in the scene by the characters is far too meta but for a book that is so meta-aware the text does nothing to indicate it understands that angle at this point in the story. As it stands, the concept of exploring humanity's dark psychological recesses is certainly possible but it will always reek of tryhardism if we simply rely on weak, ineffectual shock without any existential consequence.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Body horror, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Rape, and Blood
Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity
ka_ask2002's review
- 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
Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Addiction, Pedophilia, Gore, Suicide, Death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Miscarriage, Blood, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Rape, and Toxic relationship
linneajht's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abortion, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Car accident, Body horror, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, and Addiction
readingwithgoose's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The twist at the very end was whatever, but the scene that was supposed to be the most ~shocking and crazy~ has been done before so it didn't end up shocking me.
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Vomit, Body horror, Abortion, Child death, Pregnancy, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Excrement, Medical content, Alcohol, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Car accident
kellireadsstuff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Drug use, Rape, Pregnancy, Self harm, Death, Miscarriage, and Addiction
perpetuallygreads's review
2.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, and Cursing
thestrayreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I need a day, no a year, off of whatever this is. ðŸ˜
Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Self harm, Abortion, Blood, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit
anxiouslyreading33's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Self harm
kzweig13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Murder, Gore, Pedophilia, Abortion, Death, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Toxic relationship