Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

De avond is ongemak by Lucas Rijneveld

68 reviews

etty_m's review against another edition

Too disturbing. Themes of self harm, child abuse and other horrors becoming increasingly darker. It’s a well written book and compelling concept, I just don’t have the stomach for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Excrement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

livvie_g's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Suicide, and Excrement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

oftheolivetree's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

The Discomfort of Evening touches on grief and the way families fall apart in a unique way. Jas, the main character, exemplifies how anxiety and obsessive tendencies develop following the experience of severe trauma, and how children often feel the need to be the glue that keeps their dying families together in the wake of tragedy. That being said, this book uses incredible violence, molestation, and incest, among other things, as shock value and excitement for readers who clearly have never experienced these things. Sexual abuse is romanticized heavily in this book and is described in heavy detail literally for no reason other than to shock the reader. Child molestation, incest, abuse, etc. adds nothing to the book and just feels like a perverse fantasy for creepy readers to get off to. It’s all discussed in such specific detail too. None of that needed to be in this book whatsoever, and it’s clear that this book is not for survivors in any way, especially with how the author writes children literally enjoying being molested. All of these things are in here just to be taboo. It is not a discussion of sexual trauma or violence in any regard. It romanticizes sexual violence and abuse. Don’t read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Don’t fucking read this, my god.

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

rosalind's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Excrement, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

gabb_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Antisemitism, and Grief

whatadutchgirlreads's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Excrement, Grief, and Sexual harassment

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Alcohol

jackbifrost's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Abortion

piranhapudel's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexual violence, and Excrement