Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Glutton by A.K. Blakemore

2 reviews

lizzym126's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Body horror, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Gore, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Sexual content, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Violence, Murder, and War

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

this is one of the stranger books i’ve read. it was strange and slightly gothic feeling? i enjoyed it but felt it was a little too long and slow. overall it was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Child death, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Pregnancy, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship