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Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror by Lor Gislason

3 reviews

bladelikesbooks's review

4.0

‘Bound In Flesh’ is an adult trans horror anthology. A collection of 13 horror short stories focusing on body horror. I rated each short story separately and got an average rating of 4 stars. Horror isn’t my usual genre so starting with this was like jumping into the deep end but I had a great time! 

My favorite short stories included ‘In The Garden Of Horn, The Naked Magic Thrives’ by Hailey Piper; ‘Show Me’ by Amanda M. Blake; ‘Looking For The Big Death’ by Taliesin Neith.

I loved how different the stories were from each other even though they were all within this one specific genre and I loved how diverse the casts were. There were so many different types of representation in this and so many different stories, I feel like there’s definitely something in here for everyone. 

I’d definitely love to check out the other works of the authors and editors who contributed to this anthology and I’ve also joined the Ghoulish Books book club which has been so much fun. Overall, I had a really fun experience reading this book and it has introduced me to a whole new community of readers. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves the horror genre or queer books or anthologies. 

Representation - Autistic (A); Bisexual (A); Disabled (A); Fat (MC/A); Gay (SC/A); GenderFluid (A); He/They (A); Mobility Aid (Colostomy Bag - MC); NeoPronouns (It; A); Neurodivergent (A); NonBinary (A); Queer (MC); Sapphic (MC/A); She/Her/They/Them (A); She/He/They (A); They/Them (MC/SC/A); Trans (A); Trans (FTM, MC/SC/A); Transmasculine (A); Trans (MTF/MC/A)

TWs/CWs - Abortion; Amputation; Animal Cruelty; Animal Death; BDSM; Birthing; Blood; Body Horror; Bugs; Bullying; Cancer; Car crash (graphic); Child Abuse, Child Death; Corpse; Cult Activity; Cussing; Death; Emotional Abuse; Exorcism; Fatphobia; Financial Abuse; Gore; Homophobia; Medical Detail; Murder; Necrophelia; Needle; Nudity; Physical Abuse; Prison; Sexual Assault; Sexual Content; Suicide Attempt; Transphobia; Violence; Vomit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Murder, Violence, Death, Homophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Cancer and Bullying

ramreadsagain's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

An excellent collection of short stories, with a great mix of disturbing, creepy, odd and horrifying. I can definitely see how trans people in particular can have an intimate relationship with body horror, and these stories are a powerful representation of this. 

Some favourites include The Haunting of Aiden Finch (which is great for creepypasta fans), Lady Davelina’s Last Pet, Long Fingers, and the final three especially! 

Some were a bit of a miss for me, but I still absolutely recommend this anthology! 

I was offered a free copy of this book by Book Sirens and am leaving this review voluntarily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry

enchantressreads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Excrement, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death