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jocelyn73c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Medical content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Eating disorder, Death, Abandonment, Animal death, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Ableism, Pregnancy, Murder, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Medical trauma, Gore, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Confinement
This is a splatterpunk book and probably should not be read by someone who isn't familiar with the genre. It's very graphic and challenging.laboromi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Cannibalism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Abortion, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Vomit
goldencinder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book will NOT be for everyone, not even everyone in the market for grotesque horror or edgy material. I believe I appreciated it because I had to remind myself multiple times that it was just a fiction novel and I was experiencing the author’s very disturbing mind. I appreciated the ride I guess.
While I saw a commentary amongst all the muck, torture, and perversion, I cannot be for certain that there was any deeper meaning to this story than Stokoe just writing shocking shit for the fun of it.
I haven’t fully formed my interpretations into a fully fleshed out thought yet. I feel like a lot of the content was a criticism or comment on a similar aspect of reality. For instance, the egregious amount of fat phobia. The mother’s body was consistently described in ways to make you feel icky and dirty only by overemphasizing her fat, folds, and weight. However, it was so over the top, I began to feel like it was just referencing the already pervasive fat phobia that exists and turning it up to 11. Of course I could be reading into it too much and Matthew Stokoe is actually just fat phobic.
I will say, though I did enjoy the book, I could have definitely gone through it without the abhorrent torture and mutilation of the cows. I also did not care for the cow’s dialogue. The ending also left me wanting, but it could be because I didn’t understand what it was meant to symbolize.
I’ve read some great criticisms of this book here and I agree with all of them, whether they hated it or loved it. This book causes some very visceral reactions.
Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Suicide, Vomit, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Torture
Be warned!! This book is not for the sensitive stomach. While e this book gets very graphic and has a plethora of horrendous content, there is a larger commentary behind it all and it is very well crafted.kxtiix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Rape, Excrement, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gore, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Self harm
Minor: Racial slurs
pantrat's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, Vomit, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Medical content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Rape
mill_sas'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
Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Gore, and Self harm
gothkicks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Incest, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Body horror, Sexual violence, Torture, Pedophilia, Vomit, Self harm, Mental illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Rape, Death, and Physical abuse
janachigo's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Excrement, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
catsy2022's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Gore, Pregnancy, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Death, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Self harm
nikzzz3's review
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, and Excrement
Moderate: Self harm