Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

54 reviews

acrosstheskyinstars's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ktakeeley's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Rape

kieu's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Hate crime, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape, Abortion, and War

angel_hardy's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

Didn't like the horny turn at the end :( why'd you do the butch like that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Transphobia, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault

erin0999's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

Angry, vengeful, bloody, gay, and SO horny. I really enjoyed the setting and there’s a definite catharsis to the ending. This book was a fast and wild ride and if you just want to read something short and angry that takes place in a particularly interesting point in time and involves a particularly interesting group of healthcare workers in America, the Frontier Nurse.

I attended Lee Mandelo’s lecture in Richmond, VA a couple weeks ago where he discussed the inspiration for this book, the explanation for certain scenes, and the overall sex positivity/horniness he wants to bring to queer art. All of which I massively enjoyed and support and comes through super honestly in this novella. Anyways, sometimes revenge fantasies are fun ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

radlizareads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy

kaiyakaiyo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I liked this! short without feeling rushed, it felt like watching a standalone episode of a very well-made miniseries. i like revenge and i love when oppressed characters get to kill bigots so lots to enjoy here! none of that “but we’d be as bad as them if we fight back” tom foolery; just desserts for the entire town! Oprah-level payback if you will 

@ Sony consider the river scene required reading for the next Venom movie pls & thx

edit: mandelo thanking joon for Indigo in the acknowledgements is so real, apobangpo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Transphobia, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Colonisation and War

devh8su's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

30something_reads's review

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

4.0

“Sometimes...isn’t it better to be the monster they already think you are?”

Super eerie.
A little bit of t4t romance and a lot of satisfying vengeance 🤌🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

slimygf's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

i read no reviews beforehand so i definitely missed the monster fucking and age gap tags! great book tho lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Abortion