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alyx30's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
The book is basically just a trauma-porn about broken people but elevated to the extreme. I couldn't for the life of me look away from the pages, so captivating and horribly bizzare the content was.
I guessed the ending 50-60 pages in, but I've watched (and loved to bits) Gozu by Takashi Miike, so it was the least shocking thing to me in this whole book.
Read all the trigger warnings carefully. They are here and they are very real.
Graphic: Abandonment, Excrement, Death, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape
Moderate: Vomit, Drug use, Torture, Addiction, Body horror, Sexual harassment, and Blood
zany25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Didn’t love it, but didn’t hate it either, hard to rate. Compelling enough to see it through to the end, and without the buildup it would’ve been ridiculous. Shockingly not the grossest thing I’ve ever read. The kind of book you read just to actually know for yourself what’s in it for morbid curiosity. Now I do know. Oh well.
I do feel confident I may look at more “hardcore” horror novels that spark my curiosity though since I handled this one pretty well.
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Abandonment, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Vomit
It’s a shock novella, but if you must be warnedveritykate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Check trigger warnings before reading.
Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicide, Chronic illness, Infertility, and Rape
killmoore_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
And I loved every word. Pretty sure the stories told in Woom will stick with me for the rest of my life. This is not for the faint of heart, but if you have the stomach, it is a tale of love and self discovery unlike any I've ever read.
Bless you, Shyla.
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Sexual violence, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Murder, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Violence
cheartfred's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Body horror, Fatphobia, Vomit, Cursing, Gore, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
kermitdafrog's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Rape, Body horror, Excrement, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit
_windupbird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Excrement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Rape
theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Vomit, Sexual content, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Gore, Blood, Death, and Body horror
knik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nothing worse than a Saw film.
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Mental illness, Abortion, and Gore
Minor: Vomit
arthurwjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Addiction, Death of parent, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture