Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

361 reviews

ryans_a_little_life's review against another edition

4.25

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Cannibalism

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting

jessi_lou95's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Cannibalism, Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Self harm

nibs_eb's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder

Moderate: Racism

johnny_the_ginger's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

kneginja's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Oooh, this was an excellent thriller. The writing was very fast-paced (maybe a bit too fast for a creepy thriller like this) and I would have preferred more slow burn, more moments where "nothing" happened to just build the tension a bit more. 

But the plot was great, though a bit predictable, and the characters were amazing. I wouldn't call Ji-won a likable character necessarily, but I get her. I get the frustrations and the anger. I would have loved to see more of Ji-hyun and Alexis, instead of some other characters, but overall this was a great debut novel and a good thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Cannibalism, Murder

amethystofblackrose's review against another edition

3.25

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism

Moderate: Racism

roslink's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, Stalking, Suicide attempt

honksywonksy's review against another edition

4.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Stalking

abelle's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking, Toxic friendship

m1st3r_k1p's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Classism

Minor: Cancer, War