Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite

84 reviews

desertlurker'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cursing, Gore, Outing, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Blood, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Rape, Drug use, Violence, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Death, Cannibalism, and Body horror

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Self harm

Minor: Incest and Slavery

pippakendrickk's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Hate crime, Body horror, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Racism, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

kermitdafrog's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautifully, grotesquely written. Definitely a sine out star of the genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Drug use, Torture, Rape, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Homophobia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death

finleyfrogreads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Gore, Homophobia, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Incest, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Racism, and Stalking

pascalracobene's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicide, Blood, Rape, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Torture, Drug use, Death, Murder, Violence, and Body horror

libbooksby's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Body horror, Cannibalism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Murder, and Homophobia

thesawyerbean's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I have never had a book cause such a visceral reaction in me before, it literally made my stomach turn - I had to stop reading it in moving vehicles to settle the nausea.

This was absolutely repugnant to read, and frankly not enjoyable. The characters all sucked in their own ways, some more than others obviously - the discourse on HIV/AIDS was heinous and the grotesque descriptions of carrion and murder were horrifyingly indulgent. The love affair with abuse that all the characters (even the good ones) seemed to foster was gross as well. 

I’m not naïve in expecting this book to be pleasant reading, but it could’ve been done in such a better way. This was just literal torture porn. In addition one of the fundamental plot points is just… unbelievable? Andrew somehow managing to basically die without actually dying, getting the better of actual medical professionals and then coming back to consciousness at the exact right time? Sure. Made the whole book even more ridiculous.

I wouldn’t recommend this even if it was good, but it wasn’t. So what’s the point?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Outing, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Violence

cheyanndow'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Incest, Body horror, Rape, Addiction, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, and Sexual violence

devin_raquel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

3.5

Sadly, I was disappointed with this book; the TikTok hype is just not worth it in my opinion. 
Yes, there was cannibalism. Yes, there was necrophiliac scenes. Yes, there was plenty of detailed gore. But I found the characters flat and the switching between POVs irrelevant. I think the story could’ve been told entirely from Andrew Comptons’ POV, and the readers would’ve gotten the same experience. 
As much as I love a dark and bloody story, this one just didn’t do it for me. The only saving grace was Brites’ exquisite imagery and descriptions; she made even the most horrible acts sound beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Racism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Racial slurs

summerstargrrrl's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cannibalism, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Xenophobia, Addiction, Homophobia, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Racism, Excrement, and Blood