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doomluz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The twist is that the short story and poems were supposed to have been written by different people that Martyr Black had killed, but the voice and reoccurring imagery throughout feels like the same author. Unless he edited the pieces or picked them because he liked the originality and he's drawn to that imagery?
I liked the poems, but the short story "You've Lost A Lot of Blood" was ok. It was kind of predictable. I liked the imagery and idea of it, though it uses one of my least favorite tropes.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Murder, and Blood
keen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Vomit, Child death, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent
iliveinletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Vomit, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse
kkalicky94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Moderate: Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Pedophilia
mmccombs's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Gore
ariet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Narrative-wise, we shift between transcripts, diary entries, and poetry, interspersed with a novella written by one of the main "real world" characters. While I enjoyed the novella, I really feel like the breaking up didn't work out as well as it possibly could have. I can see how in some circumstances you could see the reflection of worldview or narrative events, but it just fell kind of flat.
It was by no means terrible, and there were some great moments of body horror and narrative turns, but on the whole, it was just an alright experience. Worth reading if you come across it, but not going to haunt you for ages.
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal cruelty
sunsetcity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer and Vomit
quartz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, and Blood
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
mcpl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Torture
Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent