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miniatureghosts's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
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? It's complicated
2.0
This is most likely the weirdest book I’ve ever read and it was too much for me. I didn’t enjoy most of the short stories and I couldn’t catch the meaning behind most of them. It seems like this collection is just weird for weirds sake or for the sake of shock value. This isn’t inherently a bad thing but I think I need more of an obvious significance behind the weirdness to “justify” it. However, it’s possible that there was a meaning behind the gross events that just went over my head.
The stories themselves were well-written and definitely achieved their goal of being disgusting. They also linked together tonally and in terms of theme (queer gender identity, sexuality that deviates from social norms, strained interpersonal relationships etc.). It’s a coherent and cohesive collection.
Overall, I hated this but also think it’s a well-done short story collection. There’s definitely a niche audience that would love this.
Extra content warning: graphic bestiality
The stories themselves were well-written and definitely achieved their goal of being disgusting. They also linked together tonally and in terms of theme (queer gender identity, sexuality that deviates from social norms, strained interpersonal relationships etc.). It’s a coherent and cohesive collection.
Overall, I hated this but also think it’s a well-done short story collection. There’s definitely a niche audience that would love this.
Extra content warning: graphic bestiality
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Incest, and Excrement
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Sexual assault
suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
4.0
hahahahahaha ok what the fuck
(thanks to feminist press for the ARC)
showing the expansiveness of queer and trans stories in so many weird and interesting and upsetting ways. including through lots of VERY disturbing sex lol
particularly enjoyed the longer stories, and the ones that leaned into nostalgia and played w form using 90s cultural staples like BSC, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Seventeen’s Trauma-Rama column. there are also some stories in here that i uhhh truly hope to never think about again
favorites: The Strands, Kill Marguerite, Pleasantvale Twins #119: Abducted!, Germ Camp, Trauma-Rama: A Collaboration, Take Us to Your LDR, Patrick Gets Inspired
would recommend if you liked Sarahland or Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
(thanks to feminist press for the ARC)
showing the expansiveness of queer and trans stories in so many weird and interesting and upsetting ways. including through lots of VERY disturbing sex lol
particularly enjoyed the longer stories, and the ones that leaned into nostalgia and played w form using 90s cultural staples like BSC, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Seventeen’s Trauma-Rama column. there are also some stories in here that i uhhh truly hope to never think about again
favorites: The Strands, Kill Marguerite, Pleasantvale Twins #119: Abducted!, Germ Camp, Trauma-Rama: A Collaboration, Take Us to Your LDR, Patrick Gets Inspired
would recommend if you liked Sarahland or Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Sexual content
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Medical content, Transphobia, and Vomit
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