Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

361 reviews

appleberry's review against another edition

4.25

dark 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, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment

sineadmcgeehan's review against another edition

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence

klaramitc's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

dreamy_reader99's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship

geanbean's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Cannibalism

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Violence

thatpansyboy's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Cannibalism, Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Read in one day out of sheer curiosity & being gripped by the story. It being written with such short chapters makes it fly by. Creepy fun that also has some interesting things to say about the intersections of sexism and anti-Asian racism. Would definitely recc to others, I don't think you need a super strong stomach or a love of horror to appreciate this novel as it doesn't push too far into gore or horror despite the subject matter, but if you have a thing about eyes.... maybe give it a miss. I hope this author writes more because she has a way of keeping your attention that I really enjoyed.

olijordan's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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There were a few hiccups in the editing and writing but overall I quite liked the book. 

It was not something exceptional or exactly crazy. It was satisfying though. 

I wanted more from the final confrontation of George. It felt too clean to just have everything all tied up in a nice little bow with everything being blamed on Jeremy

Also the brain tumour was sooooooo lame. Like really? It added nothing to the story. All of her symptoms were aligned with psychosis (which SHE WAS EXPERIENCING - call me crazy but when you start murdering people and eating their eyeballs then start hallucinating, you might be in psychosis). It felt so grating to just add that it like "oh look - I'm not an awful person, it was just the tumour - teehee" as if her stomach contents doesn't include the optic nerve if some man.

Anyway, it was honestly kinda camp and wish the author committed to the Alexis plot line

that was gay. if you don't think so, then you're as blind as her victims <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder

botanicalbookshelves's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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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A lot different than I was expecting but it was perfectly gory for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment

Moderate: Pedophilia, Stalking

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

martydah's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Body horror, Gore, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Emotional abuse, Vomit

miw4everaly's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I didn't expect to like this book. I'm surprised that I did. You think (based on the summary) that it's a serial killer young woman that wants to kill her mother's new boyfriend. It's more than that. There are side quests and issues that you aren't aware of until the very end. I was surprised by the ending because so much happens in the last few chapters. I can usually tell how a book is going to end, but not this book. Definitely worth a read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail