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Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

57 reviews

cow_png's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Holy shitttt, I fucking love this book. I found this book so fucking interesting and I could barely put it down. I highly recommend this but I would look up the content warning first. 

Ok, it has been a few days since I read it. It is maybe not as good as I originally thought. I still liked it but there are a lot of weird things in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Death, Gore, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abortion and Self harm

kelseyallen's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

extremely unsettling and uncomfortable to read, which is maybe why i liked it? reminded me of Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder but without any fantasy elements. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Body horror, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

shancraic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

loved loved loved. i get that this is a Shocking Statement for the girlies who have no idea how to describe this beyond 'um... female american psycho?' but i loved the main character and identified with her in a lot of ways - we share a very similar background (live in the same place in the UK, even!) and it was almost like looking into a very fucked up alternate dimension in a way. i felt sorry for her and i wanted to succeed and i know that realistically, she can't, and she's doomed to be her mother and to get worse and to rot, but that urge to be SEEN and KNOWN spoke to me so distinctly there was no way i just couldn't love her even despite her terrible cruelty and the things she'd done. 

the book WAS wobbly at parts, will probably age poorly for things that are admittedly funny now but will be nigh incoherent to anyone reading this in 20 years time, and the ending is a bit of a dealbreaker for some (not me, and not after the disappointment of our wives under the sea - that WAS a stinker) but ultimately, it crafted a world that i could understand and relate to in so many ways. really special book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Vomit, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, and Pedophilia

himangi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug use, Ableism, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

leahisdudish's review against another edition

4.0

unhinged but loved it. particularly enjoyed timothee chalamet being described as a white baguette of a lad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Self harm, Abortion, Bullying, Eating disorder, Rape, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia

noveltay's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

This book was wild and uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Rape, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Sexual violence, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, and Eating disorder

lovegriefandgender's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is, and I do not say this lightly, the single most terrifying book I've ever read — if only because I caught myself mid-laugh gasping in horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gore, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Misogyny, Murder, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Addiction, Animal death, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Vomit

uwubies's review against another edition

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

2.5

female british american psycho i hated it i was obsessed with it irina fucking sucks LOl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Gore, Sexism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Animal death, Vomit, and Physical abuse

Minor: Torture, Pedophilia, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, and Ableism

ink_drinkr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Addiction, and Body shaming

Minor: Emotional abuse and Fatphobia

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

I really dont know how to feel the only bit i think i liked of this was the very end

‘My mam always used to tell me that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. And Eddie from Tesco is a fly, but he's got a taste for vinegar. It's like vinegar is all he's ever had from people, and now he doesn't even know what honey tastes like.’

‘I wonder what the fuck I have to do for people to recognise me as a threat… Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a fucking mark?’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Cursing, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness