Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala

4 reviews

alhead32's review

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

This was such a fascinating read for me. Not for everyone with multiple narrators, time jumps, death and violence, and an unforgiving neighborhood full of racism and homophobia. It is somehow the lightest dark book I have ever read. The themes are hard to stomach at times and the cruelty is unsettling. It is a story of how many different paths a life can take depending on a person's reactions to the reality they are handed. Fictional crime with a slice of fantasy that reflects on the world around us may just be my favorite type of book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Drug use

qqjj's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Drug use, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Murder, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Body horror, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Violence, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

iliveinletters's review

dark funny mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Classism, Racism, Sexual content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Death, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gun violence

joceraptor's review

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Violence, Transphobia, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Child abuse

Not sure how to word the content warning, but towards the end there is a character who purposefully injects theirself with blood from an HIV+ person in order to contract the disease.