Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

70 reviews

cs172's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Child death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Animal death

rlhreads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

A hard to read boot at times - definitely one of the most messed up books I’ve ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Mental illness, Death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Slavery, Cannibalism, Child death, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Animal death, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Vomit

rachellen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The writing is exceptional! I read it in 24hrs because it was such a pleasure. I would have given 5/5, but I felt a couple of the short stories in the collection dropped off compared to the first 4/5 stories. 

I really enjoyed the reflection of life, almost cautionary tales yet not so at the same time. They were all crafted well and were haunting to say the least! Very glad I read it. If you like immersive writing and weird fiction, definitely give this a read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Incest

virginplatonic's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, Gore, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, and Grief

Minor: Excrement, Suicide, Eating disorder, Vomit, Cursing, and War

eegrasse's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal death, Gore, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Body horror, Cursing, Kidnapping, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, and Confinement

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Medical content, Excrement, Slavery, Body horror, Grief, Violence, War, Abandonment, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Sexism, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Animal death, Alcohol, Abortion, Infertility, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity

jayisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

This was an interesting short story collection to read, with the reader drifting from one unsettling story to the next, never quite knowing what's around the corner. Perhaps what made the horror of these stories come alive as well as they did—even if fantastical—was the everyday nature of them. The horror isn't the eerie or supernatural; it's the people around you and what they're capable of doing to others for their own benefit. 

Chung explores different styles and genres in this collection; I found this interesting, but it also added to the density of this collection. I have given him praise before, but I have to give it again: Anton Hur did a phenomenal job handling these changes with his translation. 

While I didn't think all the stories were particularly memorable, the ones that really stick with you, well, will stick.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Excrement, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicide

Minor: Incest

maggieoc_x's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Excrement

cocopeia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Death of parent, Mental illness, Blood, Animal death, Grief, Incest, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

lilypad537's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death, Trafficking, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Body horror, and Pregnancy