Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

27 reviews

snowiceblackfruit77's review

dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Alcohol, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Addiction, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit

itsjustgrumpy's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Grim. Chews up your heart and spits it out. Then chews it up again. Some absolutely fantastic character work in this one! Just umm... check your Content Warnings...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Abandonment, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing

rebekahmccubbins's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Every time you think you've read the most fucked up thing, you find out something even more horrible. Ania Ahlborn is a truly magnificent writer - a master of foreshadowing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Grief, Incest, Confinement, Murder, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Death, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Domestic abuse, Classism, Homophobia, Death of parent, Gun violence, Gore, Cursing, Stalking, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Child abuse, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcoholism

emmamee11's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Gore, Religious bigotry, Torture, Physical abuse, Animal death, Sexism, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

aleen_elizabeth's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gore, Body shaming, Cancer, Incest, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cannibalism, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Vomit, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Violence

kirahaycock21's review

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

This book was heartbreaking. I didn’t like the ending, but mostly because it just didn’t wrap up nicely. It was also a little slow until the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Body horror, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Torture, and Cannibalism

Minor: Torture, Abandonment, and Sexual violence

ryankaybee's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Rape, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Cannibalism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I am devastated that I'll never get to experience this book for the first time again. 

I went into Brother thinking that I had the big twist spoiled for me, and woo was I wrong. The characters are so well written that it made me physically uncomfortable at times - and the duel point of view is both disturbing and truly heart breaking. We have the birth of a serial killer on one side, explaining the world through his trauma and perception, then we have Michael and his battle against his own morality and the bonds of blood. Phenomenal writing, and an absolutely devastating story. I'm honestly glad that it didn't end with a pretty bow - it couldn't have ended in a better way.

While this is gruesome and pretty bloody at points, I would not consider it over the top or anywhere near splatterpunk territory. Check your trigger warnings and you should be fine. This is mainly a story of love and loss, and what it means to be family - kind of. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death of parent, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

magic_multicolored_miracle's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A true horror novel.
Not for the faint of heart, this book is frighteningly realistic, with suspense and tension keeping you hovering on the edge of your seat the whole time. 

Probably the only reason I wouldn't call it 5 stars?

The absolutely infuriating and abrupt non-ending.</spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Abandonment, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

stardustvein's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Addiction, Incest, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Stalking, Rape, and Sexual violence