Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

226 reviews

karlasaysbleh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Miscarriage

starryfruits's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I just wish there was more 
I love all consuming devotion

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape and War

syzygy_savi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual harassment

mcroche's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Almost a perfect five. I really, really, really liked this books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Torture

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

keen's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement and Pregnancy

brynnfai's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

I liked the ended ending a lot and it was a very fresh book with beautiful prose though addmitedly a bit hard to follow at times. I had to read it out loud to fully understand what I was reading a lot of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

wordsareworlds's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My favorite read of the year. Such a compelling weaving together of different fairy tales, all at their most disturbing and horrifying, while bringing out the cores of humanity and love within them. Khan's writing style and the length were perfect for this story, and it has taken its rightful place as one of my favorite horror novellas, and absolute favorite horror romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

roxiehrt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

Im still trying to process this book, but it’s a solidly written book. You do get dropped into the world with basically no exposition so know that you’re going to have to figure out the rules of the world as you go along. The flowery language does make it a laborious read and you’ll need to give it your full attention, but it’s worth the read if you’re into a gothic horror fantasy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

trollmila's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

While plot happens, for the most part it is a very aesthetic world created. There's a lot of gore and it relies more on emotion and description which you may or may not like! I liked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

_littleruth's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I had a visceral reaction to this text. It is a beautiful journey through an apocalyptic world unlike any that you've experienced before. With interesting protagonists and a compelling storyline, the grotesque imagery of this novella left me unable to think of anything else until I finished the last page—and truthfully, for days afterward. It caused me to question the nature of what it means to be human in an environment where all semblance of humanity seems to have disappeared.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence