Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

저주토끼 by 정보라, Bora Chung

20 reviews

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

I saw another reviewer describe this book as "grotesque" and like honestly that's pretty accurate. It was a fun and definitely disturbing read. The stories were interesting and well-written, although I found that some dragged more than I would have liked them to. The commentary on the role of women that wove through so many of the stories was interesting and will definitely be something that I sit with for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, and Blood

splatteredbastard's review against another edition

i’m just so bored. i’m not shocked or disturbed. the stories seem so anticlimactic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Violence, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Alcohol, Child death, Blood, Body horror, and Death

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Excrement, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Vomit, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, War, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Infertility, Incest, and Rape

linalina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide, Torture, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Antisemitism, Dementia, Incest, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Abortion, Grief, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, War, Kidnapping, and Vomit

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Murder, Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Pregnancy, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Self harm, War, Excrement, Grief, Animal death, Gaslighting, Torture, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Incest, Vomit, Sexual content, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

Menstruation ("The Head," "The Embodiment").

_rowan_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Blood, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Vomit, Gore, Torture, and Violence

morganpearcy's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

Phew. This collection of short stories was really enjoyable, but trippy. It’s not going to be for everyone. The sheer creativity involved in coming up with these particular body horror themes really blows my mind. Some of the stories were home runs, others not so much. The stories can be a little slow, but generally work in terms of pacing. The characters are enjoyable and the author does a great job of writing shorts that feel complete. I appreciated that these horror pieces didn’t hinge on tropes and were each very unique. The translation from Korean to English was a bit wobbly in spots, but was overall decent. Worth a read, especially if you need short stories in your life. If you’re easily grossed out, might not be the right fit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Excrement, and Gore

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Mental illness, Excrement, Suicide, Blood, and Car accident

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Incest, Sexual content, Vomit, Gun violence, and Genocide

mollylikethedrug_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Death

Minor: Incest

hedsek's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

It's difficult to rate this book, as some of the stories were hard for me to understand without understanding their cultural context. Sometimes I felt like I wasn't able to get at any deeper meaning to some of the more gory stories, which left me with the feeling that things were just done for shock value (which is probably wrong). The concepts and ideas in this bundle are really intriguing and some of the stories do get stuck in your head quite a bit because they are so unique and make you uncomfortable for quite some time after reading them.

The first two stories are very gory, and I don't think they give a very good impression of the rest of the bundle so don't stop reading if you dislike those two. The other stories can be gory as well, but I feel like they have more to offer aside from that. 'Snare' (definitely horrifying in its own way) was my favourite, and the last three stories are a good read as well.

I'm personally not really a fan of the writing style as it can get a bit repetitive, but it's also not offensive and it reads pretty easily.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Excrement, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Blood, Incest, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Ableism and War