Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

8 reviews

bookbird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Still the best young adult novel I've ever read. I treasure this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

dreamer01's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Outing, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Fatphobia, and Ableism

rebyreadsandwrites's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Outing, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Transphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Homophobia

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, and Racial slurs

amaliewebs's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

this was such a painful yet heartwarming book, a very emotional read. i love a good coming-of-age book and this one just hit a bit too much. i really enjoyed following cameron growing up and dealing with grief, friendship, love, sexuality, etc, and a lot of her struggles were very relatable to me. the religious aspect was a lot to read, as well as the conversion therapy, but i feel like it was very realistic of the time and town she was growing up in. still was very heavy to read though. and there are a lot of very dark aspects of it and it's definitely just an intense book at times. 

i love love loved the found family aspect, as well as the whole story of discovering your identity. its such a vulnerable book and it was so easy to connect with cam and her struggles. i was so invested in her journey and really loved the depth of her character. such an important and emotional book, i enjoyed it so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Body horror, Car accident, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, and Lesbophobia

serenspace's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Death of parent

sierranorgan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was emotionally draining. It was intense but also moving in some places. I loved a lot of the side characters just as much as I loved Cameron. They made the book what it was! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

diana_blackmoon's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, and Cancer

Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

lilymurph's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts