Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Power by Naomi Alderman

75 reviews

keeper_of_dark_materials's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

This is a brilliant insight as to what would happen when women had a physical advantage over men. It is a reminder that when the scales of power are taken away, we are all human and are all equally capable of violence, hate, kindness, and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and War

mikki_9's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Racism, and Transphobia

supernova_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

aeoliver's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

I have a lot of thoughts, and I’ll probably adjust this review once they’re all sorted out. It’s a tough, thought-provoking read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Sexual assault

grifgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Body horror, and Blood

paigeno's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

jaes_dead's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book emotionally, mentally, and morally pained me to read. There was a point where I actively avoided reading this book because it had my morals clashing so much I was physically feel ill. It was an amazing read and I highly recommend this, the only reasons that its probably a 4 star rating instead of a 5 star is because its not very character driven. By saying this I don't mean that there isn't any character development, what I mean is that it feels like they are all waiting for something to happen with a very slow build up. And I think that is the point but it just didn't sit very well with me, but that might just be my own personal preference. Otherwise this was an amazing and very emotional read for me and everyone ( especially cis-men ) should read it for the fact that it delves into some very serious topics that would maybe give some cis-men a ah-ha moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Transphobia, and War

cnidariar3x's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-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: Sexual assault, Rape, Death, War, Death of parent, and Cursing

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Child death

Minor: Ableism and Bullying

maravika's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Rape, and Death

scribblesbysammy's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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? Yes

3.5

An emotive tale that analyses what would happen if women became the stronger gender.
A physiological development allows women to conduct and emit electricity, weaponising it. The story is narrated from the perspectives of multiple people, ranging from a young man who captures the first film of a shock, to a female American politician, to a foster girl who hears a voice and begins a religious movement. They move through independent yet intersecting stories that chart the emergence of this gift and the freedom it provides. This then

devolves as woman make the same grabs for power that men do in the present day, ranging from sexual assault to organ harvesting to dictatorship <spoiler/>.
An intriguing and evocative piece of feminist speculative fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Bullying, and Body shaming

The deeper you go, the darker it gets.