Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh

55 reviews

beanwa's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

4.75

Just gorgeous. This novella is so different from anything else Ottessa Moshfegh's written. I'm completely floored by how she was able to portray this character's voice. 

I read the last couple of chapters of this stoned, which was actually fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Racial slurs, Gore, Homophobia, and Racism

virgoblin's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

0.5

hey, what the fuck

don’t read this unless you want to hear the f slur repeated no less than 200 times and 

a man opening up his skull to touch his own brains (barf)

. I probably should have DNF’ed this one, but I’m trying to get to 150 books for the year and this is a short enough book to justify forcing myself to finish it 

a difficult read as always from ottessa mashed potatoes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Body horror, Gore, and Homophobia

bonnie_xx's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Murder

thelibraryofalexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Addiction, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Classism, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

borireads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Blood, Racial slurs, and Violence

drwozniak's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

The slurs were…a choice…
Ignoring the slurs (seriously…I’m not sure they were necessary) this was a darkish story, but not nearly as absurd as her more recent stuff. I might have to mull this one over a bit before I have a more nuanced opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Alcoholism

katiaveer's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

this book is nasty. i mean i get it it was set in 1851 but gosh i feel so uncomfortable most of the time reading that. this book unravels how mcglue might or might not killed his best friend. the main character is so unlikeable but his relationship with johnson is sweet and kinda sus from the start. the idea was so interesting to me but actually reading it is just meh idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual content, Racism, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Racial slurs

joe_dmh's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

rin_dawg's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder