Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Les Monstres by Lauren Beukes

12 reviews

mrpetej's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Violence, Murder, Blood, Child death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

hanyaya's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

Leila's parts read like that Hello Fellow Children meme. The climactic genre twist was a swing and a miss, and I would have liked it better without the supernatural stuff. Additionally, I found the conversational use of racial slurs by a white author, even if in Black characters' mouths, to be inappropriate and unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Bullying, Murder, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Miscarriage

8momo8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Animal cruelty, Violence, Body horror, and Child death

erikwmj's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Racial slurs, Child death, Body horror, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, and Rape

marykendrick666_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Murder

aizaksonas's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Body horror

Moderate: Pedophilia and Murder

Minor: Vomit

laurajones's review against another edition

I enjoyed the cleverness of the writing but ended up being too disturbed by some of the content to continue (stalking, general sexual creepiness/misogyny, police violence). I was very interested in the unusual murders and potential supernatural elements but upon reading reviews many said the supernatural elements felt out of place or all shoved in at the end, and that the opening scene was the best part of the "strange murders" storyline. I could also tell it was going to be another story of someone suffering from mental illness being portrayed as violent and "sick" uncontrollable killer, which feels not only unhelpful to the mental health community, but overdone. Simply didn't focus on the plot elements I was hoping it would, and reviews made it sound like it wouldn't in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Car accident, Mental illness, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Police brutality

mommarex1221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Pedophilia

erikajdea's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Sexual assault

bumpkinspice's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt