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My favourite stories were from Saint Gut-Free, Baroness Frostbite, Deputy Denial and Miss Sneezy.
The novel was despicably and disgustingly delightful but the afterword was the most emotionally impactful experience I had reading this.
I would never recommend this book to anyone; it's something that each person has to seek out on their own, on their own terms.
P.S. I definitely missed some content warnings. Please tread with caution.
Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Medical content, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
This book definitely started out super strong. Both the concept and the first story caught my attention. As the book went on there was just a general feeling of uneasiness that I've only experienced a handful of times, and never to this extent.
</Spoiler>All of that being said there are some definite problematic themes in this book. Exodus was the first story that made me actually want to put the book down. That story was all around disgusting and so uncomfortable, exactly what this book said it was going to be. There are themes of rich people thinking it's cool to pretend to be poor (Slumming), transphobia/sexual abuse (Speaking Bitterness), Self mutilation, torture, cannibalism and so many other things.</Spoiler>
This book is definitely stomach churning. It makes your grimace and say "What the fuck?" So many times you feel like you're stuck on repeat. Some of the stories are just not the right "what the fuck", more of the "This is seriously too fucked up" what the fuck.
Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Cannibalism
Moderate: Child abuse
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Vomit
Minor: Racism, War
But if you have the guts for it, worth your time.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder