Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado

8 reviews

kajoreads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The concept was intriguing, the athmosphere was deliciously unsettling and the art was absolutely gorgeous. The artist and the colorist worked incredibly well together.

I really enjoyed the first half. It took time to establish the world and set the mood.

Unfortunately, the ending felt like reading a brief summary of the events. I wanted it to slow down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Drug use, Sexism, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Misogyny

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide, Child death, and Classism

Minor: Transphobia, Animal death, and Homophobia

markwillnevercry's review against another edition

5.0

There is only one thing worse than americans. It's american men. 
There is this one series on tiktok, which is all about the shit that happens in small towns in the US and people get away with it (i will add the tiktok tag of the creator next time I see them) and this is kinda it. 
The graphic novel looked beautiful, but I did find myself not really caring sometimes. However, it was still just so great, but I do not know if I can really explain it, just read it.

Notes:

Fuck the popcorn boy.

We love 90's and 80's settings for complete silence from police and government.

Curfew is a very weird reasoning behind not wanting to report a weird deer person thing.

I really get Ms. Kadet, it is natural to want you students to do well, but sometimes you forget something that prevents them and you end up hurting them.

The cemetary thing about bodies just falling into the abyss. It's so great.

What do you mean your grandpa just dug out an illegal entrance to the mine from his house?????

Of course women are punished for feeling happy, of course, nothing terrible on such a scale never happens to men.

The water thing is so cool.

The greek myth is so cool. (you can really see that i am just astonished by ideas in this story)

I cannot begin how angry I am about the men in the village. It is just a lot, okay?

I cannot blame the witch. She was angry and she was hurt and she did the only thing she could think of and in the end it brought something better, even tho she hurt people while trying to help.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Misogyny

chantaal's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

 

 This was a very interesting story with some decent horror, but I really disliked the execution. It's basically 75% weirdness, and 25% narrative info dumping at the end that reveals everything and an ending that feels hollow. 

The art was okay, but this will never be my favorite style. I like faces and bodies to be more defined, and for color work to be a little more interesting. The art felt dull. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Rape

casdelvo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, and Dementia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Suicide, and Blood

queenbeemimi's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Sexism

rachbake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Vomit, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexism

jakinabook's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

The world of this book immersed me from the first few panels. The horror appears fantastical until the reveal makes it clear that it's a very tangible terror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Transphobia and Vomit

dytiscusfriend's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence