Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Under the Skin by Michel Faber

16 reviews

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Car accident, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, and Rape

mementomoriiv's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Confinement

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Blood

arenas_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Violence, Sexual assault, and Blood

mahitdzmare's review against another edition

male writers writing female characters will unironically be like “her boobs breasted boobily” and no one will correct them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Cannibalism

melitrophium's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Lost one star because you can definitely tell it was written by a man from the way the protagonist is described (and the random bisexual comment??), but the reading is worthwhile 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault and Car accident

Minor: Death

jelmervdl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

ellislilylovestoread's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Murder, Kidnapping, Car accident, Rape, and Medical trauma

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Excrement, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Gore

Minor: Car accident

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Car accident, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Confinement, Dysphoria, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death

joe_dmh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body horror and Confinement