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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

4 reviews

soniajoy98's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Racism, Racial slurs, Ableism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Excrement, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Rape

milesaway_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

fruitea's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

studied for a level, became numb to the disturbing content within a couple of weeks. while i think angela carter is a talented writer, this isn't something i can pick up again and read casually. i think i would lose my mind at the amount of graphic and, for lack of a better word, straight up nasty content within. it's too complex of an issue to discuss without going on for ages, but it's something i wanted to address because it is quite distressing at times and i wish we'd been warned beforehand. however, i will hesitantly admit that it will change how you view traditional (european) fairy tales. i like how there's a sort of shift in the perspective from the beginning of the collection to the end and the subversion of the usual fairy tale tropes. my favourite story is the lady of the house of love and not just because it's about vampires. i think the way she changes the traditional themes and character archetypes is the most effective in this story, and it's probably the least disturbing one in the collection. seriously though, it's difficult to give an overall rating because my opinion changes with each story. 4 stars for the subversion of tropes and the thought provoking retellings

and the piano tuner

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

i cant add this as a content warning in the thingy but another content warning is for

necrophilia

very unpleasant to study in an a level literature class of twelve people