Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Il suo corpo e altre feste by Carmen Maria Machado

49 reviews

readingpicnic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Vomit

skipabeat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I liked The Husband Stitch, Inventory, and The Resident. The worst story is that one of fake Law and Order SVU episode plots. Makes use of a lot of graphic imagery and pain/embarrassment/shame.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Grief, and Gore

eslsilver's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Rape, and Gore

jojo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Gore, and Rape

5aru's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I loved these. I normally do not enjoy short story reading, as it doesn't suit my reading habits (I like to read a lot in a single sitting), but Machado's writing is phenomenal. Surgically precise and emotionally raw, her stories do not shy away from the dark recesses of humanity, and especially of womanhood; I loved the way she uses the supernatural to enhance her storytelling in a way that leaves you wondering, hovering between one world and the other and wondering what is real, or whether the real matters at all.

I advise a bit of care if picking this one up, as the stories deal with rather dark themes that may be potentially triggering, and Machado does not skimp on description.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Sexual content, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Death

Moderate: Gore and Suicidal thoughts

jourdanicus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Mental illness, and Rape

waterlilyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Vomit, and Blood

ellenigrace's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Gore, Grief, and Homophobia

daisymaytwizell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Machado's writing is gorgeous and all-consuming - you know you've read a good book when your heart doesn't sit properly in your chest afterwards.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Body horror

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, and Mental illness