Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Le corps exquis by Poppy Z. Brite

149 reviews

brittlebones's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Torture, Murder, Addiction, Rape, Homophobia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Death

chersonese's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

At time of writing this review I still need to finish Poppy's other work but after reading Exquisite Corpse I doubt anything else will have the same impact on me. 

It's brutal, realistically so, certainly not for anyone who struggles with graphic and sexual violence, but it works within the confines of the story. I'd already made peace with Tran not making it out alive as soon as he stumbled into Jay and Andrews grasp, but I didn't think I'd feel the sense of loss I did when reading the passage leading to his demise.

 
  This book is beautifully grotesque and will stick with anyone who reads it, for better or for worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Death, Gore, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Drug use, Sexual violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Incest

winsomefish's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Medical content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Addiction, Ableism, Body shaming, Grief, and Incest

waverlyloyd's review against another edition

dark medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Incest, Addiction, Excrement, Physical abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Body horror, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual harassment, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence

arringtonsyd's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

not for the faint of heart or faint of stomach. the deeply broken and easily hatable characters will sink their teeth into you in the worst possible way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Murder, Rape, Torture, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Death, and Racial slurs

fuathling's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Incest and Terminal illness

liseange's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Toxic relationship

clevelandbookgirl's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Infidelity, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Mental illness, Body horror, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Cannibalism, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Violence, Pedophilia, Addiction, Sexual content, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Torture, Terminal illness, Racial slurs, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Animal death

erinbarton's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

2.5

this was a bit of a disappointment for me for two main reasons:

firstly, the blurb describes an interesting premise which doesn’t actually take place in the book until the last 100 pages. throughout the first 150 pages of this novel the two main characters are separate. this meant the pacing felt so inconsistent since we had basically 150 pages of slow background leading up to them meeting, deciding to team up, and executing their kill together all within the last 100 pages.

secondly, the gore and violence felt purely for shock factor with no other deeper purpose / meaning. the book talks a lot about the HIV epidemic of the 80s and 90s but this just felt like a secondary plot point with no real connection to the main murder storyline. as a reader very much desensitised to gore/violence the shock factor just didn’t land and i found myself quite bored throughout most of this. this could be influenced by my recently reading notes on an execution which also heavily features a serial killer but is a much deeper exploration of redemption and nature vs nurture, but exquisite bodies just felt so empty in comparison

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Terminal illness, Murder, Violence, and Cannibalism

smilingsammie's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Self harm, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail