Reviews tagging 'Gore'

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

5 reviews

llams's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

this is the most beautiful book i've read yet! i'm not great with the words but this was so moving and beautiful and full of love alongside the pain and ache

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Blood, Biphobia, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Grief, and Car accident

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Domestic abuse, and Cancer

qgg's review

Could not finish due to squick factor. Main character enters a relationship with a much older man. This relationship seems doomed to hurt someone who adores her and has stood by her. Getting through her grief is not a good enough excuse to cause destruction like this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Gore

I generally give books I can’t finish 1 star. I might have rounded this up to two because I did like the beginning of the book, and I loved the friendship between Feyi and Joy.

republicofben's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This book was such a well-written, profound exploration of grief that really resonated with me. The book opens on lighter, more salacious notes, only giving you bits and pieces of the protagonist's hidden feelings. But the author does such an expert job showing you more and more of Feyi as the book continues, and it was so easy to get caught up in her feelings. I absolutely recommend this book, though I'd recommend you take care to ensure you're feeling up to the jumps and bumps your heart will go through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Cursing

laurataylor's review

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Homophobia, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Sexual content