Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Mélység by Nick Cutter

89 reviews

spacetrash's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

unviincible's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

 A high note of dread sang through Luke’s veins—a mocking aria that sent a shiver through his bones.
 What are you so afraid of? said that same voice inside Luke’s head.
Everything, another voice answered.

 
well that was a mind fuck and a half. I was unable to put this down—the tension was unparalleled and the prose was excellent without being overwrought, enough to describe stuff concisely and viscerally in a way that suits body horror. but I feel like I gotta dock points for the weird fatphobia, it was hard to tell if it was the MC or author who was repulsed or what purpose that served

not a book I'd easily recommend? it's probably the first time I've read something with a trigger warning list the length of my arm. you're like "that was amazing! but did I like it? I have no idea!" I don't mind open endings, either, and I'm still processing how I felt, but I do wish we'd gotten a bit more out of that as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Gore

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide

laura_et's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Animal death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Incest, and Child death

molsreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Torture, Gore, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Body horror, Animal death, and Death

szyca's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

emilye7843's review against another edition

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

1.0

the writing style really ruined this book for me. it was not convincing, asking the author to simply believe things about character because it was stated, but never writing or showing them in a genuine or convincing way.  the author was extremely fatphobic, not only in the way it used fatness as a tool to demonize a character, but it was also full of paragraphs solely devoted to describing their body in ways meant to evoke disgust. sprinkle in some racist metaphors, misogynistic lines, etc and this book is a hard miss. 

the whole book kind of felt like what you’d see on r/menwritingwomen but for pretty much on topic the book touched on

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Misogyny

lollypopzoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

dezaraemd's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was the most gripping, intense, horrifying book I have ever read. Well done, Nick Cutter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Death, Body horror, Gore, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal death, and Cursing

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Incest, and Kidnapping

pages_for_holly's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Sexual assault and Fatphobia

jesshorn10's review against another edition

5.0

 This book was so good! The way the author built tension throughout the story was very well done, and there were lots of scenes that genuinely creeped me out. The twists were unexpected, and the imagery was horrifying at times. Parts of the story reminded me of IT and The Shining in the best possible ways. I loved this!

Check content warnings though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, and Eating disorder