Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Woom by Duncan Ralston

59 reviews

emily_vest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

That was some weird shit. A little predictable if I’m being honest. Although I didn’t guess the big twist at the end. Weird. And gross.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

beck111's review against another edition

challenging dark

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Abortion

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Racial slurs, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

starkelsee's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

alomie's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

I don't think I can adequately describe how gross this book was, it's most definitely not safe for human consumption.

No amount of brain bleach will remove the horrors of this book from my mind, truly disgusting and I honestly have no idea what is wrong with Mr Ralston. 

A play on room/womb womb is a single room horror story, a man brings a overweight sex worker to a pay by the hour motel room and he starts telling her more and more depraved and disgusting stories, she in turn tells him some horrible stories of her life and clients, culminating in one of the weirdest endings I have ever read. 

This book made me question what the heck I just read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

uchihas's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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? Yes

1.5

it reminded me of a story a high school boy would write to try and get a reaction out of his teacher. predictable and gross just for shock factor. my only positive comment is that there was no animal abuse. PLEASE please check trigger warnings before you read this though!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Fatphobia

dromedaryreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

I really enjoy how creative this idea is, even when it's kind of gross. I was able to finish it in one sitting and it's definitely not boring. The end was a shock for sure and I can certainly say I haven't seen anything like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Abortion

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Vomit

Minor: Racial slurs

lpniskanen's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

5 stars because it fucked with my mind for a week straight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

myka's review against another edition

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

What an utterly stupid piece of trash. Bending and twisting the female anatomy to fit his sick imagination. The whole time I was reading, I wasn't disgusted by the gore, but by the stupidity of the scenes. This book was clearly written by a man who never touched a woman. He has no idea about the difference between a vagina and uterus. The "plot" made me cringe so hard that I was grinding my teeth. This is not horror. It's an abomination of a male fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy