Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

15 reviews

skyfluff8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

e_m_f_reads's review against another edition

This book made me physically ill. Like I’m not even saying that I thought I might throw up. There is a scene in this book that is absolutely haunting and imo completely unnecessary I read the scene this morning and cannot stop thinking about it and feelings sick its actually harrowing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

lilawsahar's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked the different perspectives throughout the book. I just wish there were more perspectives from the main characters. I feel like I didn’t see how their relationship fell apart. Chloe said frank is like a black hole and boom their relationship was deteriorating. Too sudden for me. I wish this book was longer. I wanted to hear everyone’s endings and journeys. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

marmageddon's review

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, and Alcohol

geneebee's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship