Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

17 reviews

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

4.0

Superb audiobook reading. I thought it was awful but then I realised that it was just the main character that was awful. This book is what I wanted my year of rest and relaxation to be. It read like Effie from Skins got into photography and got infinitely more mean. At first I thought this book was gratuitously excessively unhinged, but as I kept reading I found the concepts the book was exploring really compelling.

Although I was frustrated that it took as long as it did to drop the hook into the story surrounding “my boy”, I really loved the way the author handled the slide into unreliability as Irena’s reality dissolved around her, and I really enjoyed the emotional roller coaster the author put you through as a reader, how she played around with empathy the reader feels for her alongside her unforgivable cruelty. 

The ending was very abrupt. I like that there is no resolution to knowing what is and isn’t real, but I also felt the story didn’t really reach a conclusion either. With a tweaked ending I think I would have rated it much higher.

I viscerally hated reading much of this, it felt like watching a car crash, but I also didn’t want to stop listening to it. I don’t like horror as a genre, but I’m glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Murder, Rape, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

magicalmegija's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Rape, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Abortion, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Death, and Drug use

sophierea's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

its_lavender's review

dark tense slow-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

1.5

overhyped and underwhelming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Gore, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Drug use, Death, Blood, Alcohol, and Addiction

angela_iseli's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Vomit, Eating disorder, Murder, and Sexual assault

kayleejanes's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Gore, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Torture, and Rape

peckreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Drug use, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Rape

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Vomit, Body horror, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Drug use, Fatphobia, Torture, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Classism, Death, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

jessg17's review

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Violence, Bullying, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

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