Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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

6 reviews

etinney's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gore

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

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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: Death, Grief, and Car accident

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

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

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

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