Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Sluts by Dennis Cooper

49 reviews

bthrds's review against another edition

3.0

this was a trip and i definitely didn't enjoy it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, and Murder

nooneshouldbereadingthis's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Horrifying. Like spending a month on the worst forum you've ever stumbled upon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Body horror, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide and Hate crime

ekaramanov's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Medical content, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

angelicardale's review against another edition

this book is disgusting honestly lol .. exquisite corpse had more tact than a single page of this book did (and that was another one-star book for me). i hate that i had no idea what i was getting myself into. for all the graphic and horrific depictions of pedophilia and csa in this book (that read less like tragedy and more like torture p0rn, tbh), i really really wish it'd been explicitly stated in the blurb, or at the very least, in a content warnings list ANYWHERE in the book. there's not even an author's note. as a writer, i understand to a certain degree, but it's just plain negligent to not warn readers or categorize it in the right genre !!!! this was under general fiction at barnes & noble. it should be considered splatterpunk tbh. anyway screw tiktok for recommending me this book it was awful and not worth finishing imo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Domestic abuse, Death, Chronic illness, Addiction, Pedophilia, Blood, Trafficking, Violence, Terminal illness, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Medical trauma, Child death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Body horror, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

kiiromitsubachi's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, and Self harm

finleyfrogreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Trafficking, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Drug use

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Vomit, Alcohol, Death, Excrement, and Suicide

nicolehoyme's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

I’m very conflicted on what to give this book. It is deeply disturbing, and I can’t say I enjoyed it. But the writing was good and the story was well executed, I thought, and I couldn’t put it down. I have not read anything like it nor will I probably read anything like it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

kazli's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

1.5

not bad but not great either, the premise had a lot of potential especially with the structure but there was something about the way it was executed that bored me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual violence

emilunax's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Violence

remghoul's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Excrement, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit