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Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt

58 reviews

ee_comins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abandonment

sparklysputnik's review against another edition

An intense read, but once I put it down and thought about it I realised it was hurting me more than anything else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

All trigger warnings are under graphic because most are regular topics and even if they aren't, the author is detailed and doesn't hold back on any of it. Not something I would recommend to many, especially those who haven't tried any transgressive horror before. Start at the shallow end with something else, then see if this is for you.

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

thistle_rose's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and Classism

vimesboottheory's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jemmers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sabzidyke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Dysphoria

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

dark informative fast-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

3.5

I have no idea what I just read

This was so so weird, but I think I enjoyed it? There were parts that made me feel so icky, the language and descriptions are grotesquely detailed and don’t shy away from anything.

This book certainly isn’t for the faint hearted or easily offended, there’s a lot of dark and disturbing stuff that probably isn’t for your casual horror reader. I do think there should have been a content warning on the back of the book because this was being sold in Waterstones where anyone could pick it up not realising how graphic and sexual it is until they begin reading. 

I can’t say I was a huge fan of the writing style, the ‘slam poetry’ kind of sections were a little hard to follow at times. I get the effect they were going for, but it was just a little difficult to keep up with. 

I do think the author was trying a little too hard to make this book disgusting, and it felt at times that the actual message of the story was being strayed away from in favour of grotesque descriptions. I get what the worms and the whole community around that was trying to represent, but i don’t know, it felt a little bit like it was missing the mark at times. 

I don’t really know what to take away from this book other than that i’m now really fucking grossed out by worms

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

orla_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Transphobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, and Dysphoria

janbabs's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is not a book for everyone. Literally all the trigger warnings. It was messed up, disturbing and disgusting. It was like picking a scab. I was compelled to continue reading, even though it was uncomfortable.The major themes of transphobia and political terrorism/fascism felt worryingly relevant to society today, and if anything were amplified by the gruesome horror setting. The writing was brilliant and I thought the shifts between first and third person narratives worked well. This was not an easy read, but I think it's gonna stay on my mind for a long time to come

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, Transphobia, Excrement, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Antisemitism, and Alcohol