Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Bear by Marian Engel

3 reviews

esophagus18's review

reflective slow-paced

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

0.5

i did not enjoy a single word of this book to be honest but it gets half a star for being a concept that i never would have thought of

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Excrement

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

onion's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual assault

Minor: Fatphobia, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Misogyny, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

cammy0_o's review

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

a really interesting read to say the least.
i loved the theme of

humanity being stripped away from her throughout uantil an animalistic act can grant her 'purity' but that is not to say humanity.

i found the more diplomatic descriptions in the book dealing with the bureaucracies of her job to be quite dull, but the descriptions of nature and of the bear are enthralling and quite unlike anything i have ever read. at first i was not a fan of the small, rapid sentences but they grew on me rather quickly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Self harm