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veritythereader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship
cheartfred's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
arthurwjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
livid_by_any_other_name's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Abortion
Moderate: Sexism
lycaenide's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Full breakdown under spoilers:
After reading a book where I had no clue what was going on, in the unreliable narrator / descent into madness kind of way, and no idea how I was supposed to feel ... I needed to read something that was the complete opposite. Enter visceral body horror. Definitely knew what was going on (gross stuff) and definitely knew how I was supposed to feel (horrified).
Characters: 6/10
Considering the book is mainly two characters talking to eachother, there was lots of room for characterisation and I felt it was done well.
Atmosphere: 8/10
Everything was viscerally rendered. I could imagine each disgusting thing.
Writing style: 8/10
Surprisingly well written, considering the niche genre.
Plot: 6/10
Absolutely wild plot and I have no idea how to rate it.
Intrigue: 9/10
It read as one of those books that you just had to keep reading to find out what on earth was going to happen.
Logic: 4/10
While everything was highly deranged and not logical, there was a sort of horrendous fateful intertwining of the stories that was in some way inevitable.
Entertainment: 6/10
It was a page turner that was satisfying to read in its own disgusting way. Like you might not be enjoying it but you can't look away.
Overall rating: 6.71/10
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Abortion
Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Trafficking
tiff_bb's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
shayyyy31's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
lauryn_amber26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
dean_ax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Abortion
voidcrawler's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Excrement, Death of parent, and Pregnancy