Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Terror by Dan Simmons

23 reviews

chungledown_bim's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Watched the miniseries, gushed about it to a work colleague who said to try the book because it was even better. I didn't believe them but I'm glad I picked The Terror up anyway- what a book! The unstoppable force of colonial/capitalistic hubris vs the immovable object of the primordial inevitability of nature. 

Feel like the author did well to describe the racism, homophobia, classism, toxic masculinity, sexism, & general fuckery of the time without participating in it. Usually you'd see the descriptor 'historical' & assume this means whoever wrote it is excited to drop the N word. Not so much here but all these concepts are as present as the arctic cold.

...I say that but Silence does seem to

'<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/breasted-boobily">'breast boobily'</a> at times & end up as a trophy

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It's long, but I was engaged the entire time, despite this not at all being the sort of thing I'm into. I really enjoyed falling into a rabbit hole by searching up the Franklin expedition & Inuit mythology afterward.

The ending

was a little disappointing. I mean, I loved reading about the process of Crozier surrendering but I wanted something to chew his face off. Get bent, British Empire, you don't belong there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Xenophobia, Murder, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Suicide, Violence, Misogyny, and Classism

nyxlikesbook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Animal death, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Racism, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Gore, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Racial slurs

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Confinement, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

waterlogged's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Very slow but never felt too slow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, Torture, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism, Vomit, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs

marina_michelle's review against another edition

The descriptions of every woman’s breasts and pubic hair was already a red flag. Platypus Pond was just too much…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Confinement, Racism, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Death, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Colonisation, Body horror, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Blood, and Alcohol

amy14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Sexism, Classism, Addiction, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racism, and Vomit

meminger's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

is the ending bullshit? yes. am i compelled by these scurvy-ridden bastards and their doomed arctic voyage? unfortunately also yes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

sarahgruenewald's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

This book may have been one of the most violent and depressing books I've ever read ... And written so well it stands above as a new favorite. Five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Colonisation, Classism, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy

keenanmaree's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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: Racism, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Body horror, Murder, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, Medical content, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

isabella_trying_to_read's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Medical content, Gore, Death, Animal death, Vomit, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Alcoholism, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Excrement