Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

69 reviews

onestephatatime's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Grief, Body horror, Death, Chronic illness, Blood, Medical trauma, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Medical content, and Blood

vernip's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

So I'm wondering about my own tastes BIG TIME with this book.
I love and hate it in equal measures.
I puzzled and puzzled til my puzzler was sore and I still can't say if I enjoyed myself & laughed more or if I cringed & cried more.
This tumultuous tale of two gamers (and their everything-they're-not-life-partner; mah boi Marx deserved better) had so much bad happen to them, and yet through the simple kindness of playing games with each other, they could find solace.
Do I recommend it? Hard to say...that is a SOLUTION you'll need to discover on your own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion and Eating disorder

pinkpotayto's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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

I HAVE WORDS ABOUT THIS BOOK, but i will keep it short and sweet. The main characters (except for Marx) are insufferable for 90% of the book. Which could be argued is the point, but I was mad so I say boo to that lmao.

The last quarter of the book was much better than the first 3/4 but not enough to make it as popular as it is.

I did enjoy the video game concepts immensely though, and Marx, and the diversity, and the honesty thru which the navigate relationships and life. There was one chapter that truly shook me to my core and I wish the whole book had been written in that way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Body horror, Mass/school shootings, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death

goldyyy's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Infidelity

squidknees's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Like The Fault in our Stars like A Little Life like Normal People Sally Rooney

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Gun violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Abandonment, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Classism, Abortion, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Vomit, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

ashybear02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Racial slurs

tashtasher's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Violence, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism, Cursing, and Drug use

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The hype on this book is almost overhyping it for me. But it is excellent and I see why everyone loves it. To me it feels like A Little Life meets Ready Player One. I couldn’t put it down and fell in love with all the characters. Which makes the terrible things that happen to them heart wrenching. The author is definitely my age and I loved all the references to our childhood like the Oregon trail! It’s a must read for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Ableism, Abandonment, Body horror, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

megmo's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Suicide, Car accident, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Abortion, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Gore, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

zoeolivia1199's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body horror, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, Confinement, and Misogyny

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, and Cancer