Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

80 reviews

gabriellerza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death and Child death

kalldaff's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

 Gruesome and unsettling, but at its core a story about grief, loss, disability, and alienation through the lens of a monster novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Child death, Body horror, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use

michael_langeloo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Murder, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Medical content, Sexual content, and Gore

ghostingarden's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual content and Animal death

dezaraemd's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.5

I wish it hadn’t ended so abruptly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Animal death, Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Minor: Ableism

sabrinalexis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Chronic illness, Grief, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Death, and Sexual content

sofiadanielle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Hm. Interesting read, for sure. Also compelling, especially in the aspects of grief and child loss, plus the intricacies of relationships (both familial and romantic/sexual). 

Did not really expect a lot of the sexual aspects written? Also don’t know that these inclusions did much for the story for me??

The shift to M’s POV was probably the strongest part written; Lena’s part dragged on for me, and so did half of Joseph’s. The pacing was definitely a bit strange with the big time jump that wasn’t really explained or prompted.

Anything in the 3 star range felt harsh. 4 stars, I suppose, though I can see how people didn’t like this book and rated it lower. I do wish I liked it more. 

Also!!! I don’t think the horror is heavy in this book; I found it mild, in terms of the fact that one of the characters is Literally A Monster. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Animal death, Sexual content, and Gore

threemjen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, and Animal death

mellowreading's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

Oh!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicide, Gore, Body horror, Animal death, and Murder

anilourengo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense 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

2.0

An innovative way to treat parenthood figures in different circunstances, such as supporting their child regardless the consequences and grief.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Sexual content, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts