Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

87 reviews

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

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

4.0

I put this off for a while because I was a bit worried about the low average rating it has, but ended up really enjoying it.

Reminded me a lot of the film Only Lovers Left Alive at times, in that it's an all-vibes take on a mentally-ill vampire in a modern world, struggling to find food. I also loved it as an exploration of being mixed race, the exploitation of the art world (something something vampire metaphore) and having a strained relationship with your mother. 

The writing is a fairly detached stream of consciousness that falls solidly within the Sad Girl Fiction genre, but I feel like it managed to say a lot and also had a really satisfying ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Blood

Moderate: Racism and Dementia

Minor: Animal death

laelolou's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity

nicolesbookreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, and Toxic relationship

billcbentley's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Death and Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault

ninajean's review against another edition

3.75

This book is largely no plot-just vibes, but I still found it so interesting. There were a few parts that were a bit slow paced, yet I still enjoyed it. Lydia is struggling to resist the temptation of her vampire identity while struggling with her self-identity as an artist in her 20’s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Minor: Infidelity and Vomit

jemmers's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Vomit

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization

toniw315's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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: Animal death

Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

savvy999's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Unique and rich, this character study of a young woman and her vampiric struggles are among the most thrilling and well paced descriptions of a modern vampire sort of life I’ve read. It deftly balances the fantastical and the grounded. It’s devastating in its honesty and viscerally descriptive passages about hunger, longing and the world slipping through fingers. It is a book to devour. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Animal death

yolanda_h's review

dark reflective slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Sexual harassment

Minor: Terminal illness