Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey

23 reviews

grayreadsmanga's review

challenging mysterious 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: Blood, Murder, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Classism

userisoffline's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, and Murder

nefariousbee's review

dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

loved this. the pacing was a bit wobbly and I'd like to see more characterization, if only of our main character. also the ending was a bit rushed but gods, how satisfying it was.
I'd been meaning to read this for like two years, and I finally got it for Christmas <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Chronic illness, Classism, and Gaslighting

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark funny tense 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

4.0

I’d been meaning to read this for forever, and today was finally the day! I’m glad I did. Gailey’s writing is witty and hauntingly real. And the art was perfect! I loved the way the text moved with the panels.

I so enjoy this horror renaissance where the villain is society, the rich, corporations, politicians, the media, and previous generations. I love to see protagonists stand up to capitalism and tradition and spit in its face.

Fuck the bourgeoise. Eat the rich. Vive la révolution!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, and Classism

Moderate: Gaslighting

heypretty52's review

dark

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Drug use, Murder, Violence, Ableism, and Confinement

nodogsonthemoon's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Gore, and Death

rubyhosh's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Cannibalism, and Gore

shereadytoread's review

dark

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

3.5

This was a fun little horror about social class and privilege. The artwork is great. The story is such that if you pull at a thread, it falls apart a bit, but it helps itself by not over-explaining what is happening. The character is believable and fun with villains you love to hate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism

boysen_bean's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Classism, and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction

bex_knighthunterbooks's review

dark lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This self contained set of 5 issues is really the length of a short story, and when considered in that way I think it's pretty great. It is dramatic, gory, and campy, and offers a to-the-point critique of capitalism and classism. I enjoyed the character of Petal, and their relationship with the MC (

  especially as it becomes sapphic

). I liked that it didn't go down the mystery route too much, with most of the goings on revealed early giving us and Joey (the MC) time to dwell and agonise over the situation before the plot resolution. It was fast at the end but I feel like we mostly just skipped a load of violence and probably splatter-gore which I'm fine with to be honest - I think the point was made at that point! Some parts were pretty dark and depressing (discussions of the lengths people will go to for good healthcare insurance), exploring the dystopia we live in, but the overall vibe I was getting by the end was pretty lighthearted. The artwork was just ok for me, distracting me from the story in places where the faces felt inconsistent.

Rep:
MC (Bisexual), SC (non-white, sapphic, with Lupus, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Fibromyalgia) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail