Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

50 reviews

egglanor's review

4.0

Jenny Hval sure does talk about peeing a lot. Short n quick n enjoyable though, increasingly fantastical and dreamlike as the book draws to its conclusion. Just like the blurb says, the lines between dreams and wakefulness blur together. Plus we love a queer exploration that utilises mushrooms (def gay stuff in this book, and I would argue that it's some ace stuff 💜) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement

placeholder13's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, Excrement, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual harassment

joensign's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Excrement

Minor: Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Xenophobia

deerlordxx's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement

jessgallant's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

2.75

Super strange and dark book, which is I guess what it was supposed to be. Not what I would normally read, but got through it quickly since it was short and I was eager for something to happen, but it didn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement

deanchaudhri's review

challenging mysterious slow-paced

3.0

the main characters rly took the phrase “go piss girl” to a whole other level and that is all i will say on that. maybe this was a bit too abstract for me or maybe i just needed to be on psychadelics to rly grasp it. if u like queer surrealism horror-ish stuff (with lots of biology references) u may like this !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism and Body horror

manicaxolotl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual content, Excrement, Body horror, and Sexual harassment

196books's review

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Excrement, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual assault

periwinklewinter's review

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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Excrement

medini_l's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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: Body horror, Blood, Sexual content, and Excrement

Moderate: Toxic friendship