Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Bear by Marian Engel

27 reviews

anrobfin's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

a beautiful story about female solitude, politics,value and psyche through sexual/delusion that although difficult to read feels familiar. 

the beastiality isn’t easy to read, but the world this book creates didn’t make me see him as an actual bear. Some sort of myth
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rhiannatherad's review against another edition

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

3.25

I don't know how to accurately the book. Held my attention and was weird as expected. If you know what it's about and still want to read it, it's worth it for a quick read. I tagged this for animal cruelty as there wasn't a tag for beastiality.
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gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition

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

3.5

Lou needs some help omg. The content sure is questionable but it’s really well written. Would I recommend it to a friend? Probably not. If they’re a weirdo? Maybe.
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mahry's review against another edition

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How about no. I did quit this book the moment beastiality appeared.
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bookynooknook's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad medium-paced

3.5

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picking_back_up's review

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adventurous challenging dark reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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klon's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

a book about bear love but also a book about much more than bear love. 
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floorsalad's review

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

3.75

Oddly charming.
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erikwmj's review

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

4.0

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simply_fran's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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