Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Severance by Ling Ma

32 reviews

nyssbomb's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident

warboyziri's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Violence

erindoesdesign's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Incredible. The pandemic depiction is so uncannily accurate that I spent the first half of the book assuming it had been published sometime in the summer of 2020 at earliest. Unexpectedly emotional in places. The way the story weaves from past to present is beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Vomit, Suicide, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Dementia

Minor: Abandonment and Car accident

Pandemic topics might be sensitive for some

wretchen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content and Sexual content

melissathejan's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, Sexual content, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide

immyyy_h'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? It's complicated

4.25

Decent book
I like the style of her memories meeting up with her present day situation and I found it interesting  to read
The book was kind of depressing but in like a thoughtful kind of way bc it made u think abt <how her mum worked all her life so that Candace could work all her life and Candace staying in the office until the last minute was sad bc she hadn’t had time in her day to day life before the fever to make several meaningful relationships and to do the things she wanted to do>
<I liked the idea of the fevered getting caught in a cycle of doing things they would often do in their daily lives it’s sad for some people like the one who was just sat making calls at work as opposed to the mum who was setting the dishes out for her family to dinner>
<The ending was a bit boring but what can u expect from an apocalypse kind of book tbf>

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Gore

jmcordero's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, and Sexual content

booksandmo's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

moiracampbell23's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Gore and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, and Violence

chaptersofchi's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.0

For me, this book fell flat a lot of the time for me. While it had moments where I was heavily invested, I felt like the story meandered around a lot of the time. I enjoyed the metaphorical and speculative aspects of the book but ultimately I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Minor: Sexual assault