Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

4 reviews

erinwea's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, War, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Violence

reading_binosaur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

If I could give this book more stars I absolutely would because it was PHENOMENAL!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Chronic illness, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: War, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

shibaunited's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Great story, engaging writing and narration. There are a few weird sexist comments and some racial comments which are intentional. But overall the story is good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Blood, Death, Incest, Kidnapping, Ableism, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Sexual content

annettereads's review against another edition

Predictable, reinforces nice guy trope and the main character is creepy in his interest in Lila, despite her repeated rejections. Bad commentary on sexual assault. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexism