Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Slob by Aron Beauregard

22 reviews

sabrina_the_alien's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Murder, Abortion, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Blood, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Body horror, Violence, Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, and Suicide

loudo's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

horrifying, disgusting, unsettling. every trigger warning you can think of. read in one sitting. great at eliciting emotion from the reader (mainly disgust), but also so extreme it comes off as unrealistic at times. it’s mainly giving torture p*rn with a loose plot, as i imagine most of his books are. if you want to read a book that will turn your stomach then this is the one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Gun violence, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Addiction, Excrement, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Alcoholism, Torture, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Adult/minor relationship

grimoireofsabotage's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abortion, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Violence, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Torture, Suicide, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Miscarriage, and Self harm

Minor: Excrement, Ableism, Cursing, and Mental illness

daijavu's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Really tough read, extremely violent, and gross. None of the characters are very likable. Some very unrealistic depictions of the human body, particularly female anatomy. Kinda feels like the author hates women tbh. The ending is terrible and further ruins an already awful story. Not my cup of tea I guess. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check your trigger warnings!! This is extreme horror and it can get very intense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Suicide, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Death, and Violence

alexlouise97's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Suicide, Abortion, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Cursing and Alcohol

floralnihilist's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Body horror, Murder, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Not for the faint of heart, a fascinating gore-filled read.

marieren's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Sexual assault, Murder, Gore, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Slavery, Sexual content, Rape, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Death, Blood, and Abortion

shamwow2000's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A great, fast book. It’s gross, grimy, and I felt like I needed to take a shower after some scenes (this is a positive thing.)
Vera felt well fleshed-out and real as a character, and I found myself rooting for her throughout the book.
If you enjoy splatterpunk, I highly recommend this book.

My main complaint for this book is the unnecessary depiction of gay characters in the second-to-last chapter. Their sexuality felt like it had no real purpose, and I’m not sure why it was included.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Cannibalism, Confinement, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Excrement, Miscarriage, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Torture, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Kidnapping, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

Moderate: Chronic illness and Gun violence

killing_u95's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Sick and twisted. Lots of body horror and gore. Many trigger warnings. Twist at the end slightly ruined it for me but still fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Miscarriage, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

shiv91's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

2.0

Well, that was definitely gross, as expected. Having some history on her family, upbringing etc is good but I think it went on longer than was actually necessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Rape, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Self harm