Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

8 reviews

bella_cavicchi's review

dark tense medium-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

4.0

I found this compulsively readable and incredibly dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Rape, Child death, Self harm, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Murder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Excrement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Body shaming, Blood, and Animal death

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

dark emotional funny relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Took off 0.25 cus she killed the kitty

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Grief, Rape, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

pingi444's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Sexism, Murder, Rape, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Torture, Sexual content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

max_the_mess's review

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body shaming, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

sakisreads's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was yet another recommendation off of TikTok and oh my GOODNESS, this is hardcore 😂

I wasn’t expecting all of this darkness and unlikeability! The main character needed therapy more than anything in life, but I found it so fascinating how easily manipulated everyone else was around her too 😳

We all knew it was coming I suppose, but I still couldn’t help feel very upset by her killing the boy!

I’d say at some parts, I couldn’t stop, and at some parts I put the book down and felt a bit meh 🤷🏻‍♀️ The ways of an untrustworthy narrator I suppose.

This one gets 3.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, Blood, Gaslighting, Self harm, Drug abuse, Gore, Animal death, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Grief

rin_dawg's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Grief, Sexual assault, Drug use, Murder, and Rape

britrcup's review

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Animal death, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Rape, Gore, Medical content, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

alexandraemjly's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A dark and gritty read which at parts is genuinely horrifying but is equally painfully honest and raw. This book tackles uncomfortable, disturbing, and explicit topics that aren't for everyone, and makes it something you can't read to enjoy. But just because it isn't a friendly book, doesn't mean it shouldn't be read. It makes you think, and makes you angry, and makes you more willing to criticise.

 

The protagonist, Irina, whose perspective narrates this story is deeply unlikeable and is not redeemable in any capacity. She is the epitome of a female manipulator, exploitative, narcissistic, violent, and completely incapable of feeling or exhibiting remorse for her actions. And yet the way in which her struggles and reactions engage with the issues of consent, gender norms, and traditional power imbalances mean that the dissection of the social discourse around such topics is that much more brutally tangible. The reader is uncomfortable throughout reading this but it is one of those books that proceeds to nag at you for ages after you finish it.

However, the ending was very frustrating. it feels like everything in the book sort of slots into place and you begin to, in a warped way, understand why Irina is the way she is. and you start to resonate with her pain more while being even more disgusted with her actions. and then it just...ends?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Blood, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual violence, Gore, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Cursing, Cancer, Car accident, and Classism