Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Cows by Matthew Stokoe

45 reviews

angreadseverything's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Cursing, Vomit, Rape, Excrement, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Body horror, and Death

gothkicks's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• 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

Well-written but grotesque to an often gratuitous extent.  

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Content Warnings

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

katenorman17's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Vomit, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Murder, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

janachigo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

villaintines's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

hannahbananasue's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

The most disgusting book I have ever read. I can’t say that I wasn’t entertained though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

murielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Un libro fuertón. No es para el estómago de todo el mundo. Claramente para el mío si lo fue lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Blood, Animal cruelty, Rape, Violence, Body horror, and Physical abuse

aidencorvus's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Grief, Death, Animal death, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

anpaul98's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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