Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

51 reviews

taylers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A good book that was hard to put down. Lots of suspense. Pretty gory and disturbing at many points. Some plot points seemed to become forgotten over time and left to hang. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Excrement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Gun violence

Moderate: Stalking, Kidnapping, Addiction, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug use, Dementia, Vomit, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Eating disorder

Graphic descriptions of rape, torture, murder, and mutilation.

reading_binosaur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book had so many twists and turns that you thought you knew everything, but you still had a million miles to go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

lilifane's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm conflicted. On the one hand, this is an extremely well-crafted book, the writing and plotting are exceptional, the character work is amazing, the story is intriguing and thrilling and emotional. But on the other hand, there are really graphic description of violence, rape, and torture. I was disgusted and sick to my stomach. But then again... that was probably the point. I mean, I would be worried if someone wasn't affected by reading those scenes. So if you consider reading this book, please look up the trigger and content warnings. There is a LOT. 

So, except for these scenes, I really enjoyed the book. There was actually a perfect balance of humor, emotions, mystery, and horror. The twists the story took gave me whiplash, and I was terrified for the characters. The thing that stood out to me the most were the family dynamics, though. Between parents and parents and their children, but especially between sisters. Those were so realistic and complicated, and I loved it. It reminded me so much of me and my siblings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

ramisa_hossain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

Probably one of the most disturbing and horrifying I’ll ever read in my life. However it’s an incredible book but be aware!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

howl's review against another edition

dark tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

I spent the night at a hotel after reading this and kept feeling like I was going to be murdered

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

lesbianelvira's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

i was so close to setting this book down and never returning to it because the torture depicted got so increasingly graphic and harrowing. i’m glad i didn’t, i needed the ending that came. also glad that this isn’t getting a film or tv adaptation like one of slaughter’s other books (which i have yet to read), it would be so painful to watch and agonizing for the actors to portray. these characters, like those in the lovely bones, will remain in my memory as placeholders for the countless people— including my child self —who suffer from and are lost to violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Car accident, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Excrement

lydiaellis's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, and Infidelity

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gore, Excrement, Drug use, and Confinement

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Gun violence

caties_books's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Excrement, and Vomit

alyson's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Infidelity