Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

59 reviews

ecn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

I don’t even know what to say about the book. It was absolutely brutal in every possible way and I could barely get through it. This book contains seemingly every trigger so check that before moving forward.
I can’t say I enjoyed this book but it was really well written and reflective of everything evil and vile about the world we live in. It’s hard to read a book with shitty MCs who are also not shitty and oppressed by society. I know that’s the point but phew. There was nothing light or good to hold into in this.

The ending also left me kind of confused as to what actually happened (whether this was bc of the multiple POVs, the jumping around of timelines, or bc I read the audiobook, I have no idea).

Overall feeling very ???? I would like for my scowl and jaw to unclench but I doubt that will happen any time soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Antisemitism, Rape, Vomit, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Deadnaming, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Dysphoria, Drug use, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Animal death, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Deportation, Death, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Classism, and Blood

hobbithopeful's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The most horrifying and disgusting book I have ever read. 
Also one of the most excellent.
Will give you nightmares and make you nauseous. 
Absolutely brilliant book about trauma, Fascism, and the Trans experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Death, Excrement, Grief, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

zetafiction's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Brutal, moving, darkly funny, perversely sexy. Devastation and what lies beyond it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Homophobia, Excrement, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Gore, Vomit, Torture, Suicide, Mental illness, and Lesbophobia

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was written by someone who was terminally online during a pandemic lockdown and unfortunately it shows. Parts of it are spooky and insightful but most of it is shadow boxing with imaginary twitter opponents which is both uninteresting and already dated.

Also personally I don't like "ambiguous" rape stories so if I'd known in advance that's what it was I probably wouldn't have read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Homophobia, Torture, Blood, Classism, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Ableism, Body shaming, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Minor: Genocide

youshouldreadthisif's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Drug use, Rape, Death, Excrement, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts

miggyfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death, Excrement, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Classism, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Body horror, Addiction, Outing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Colonisation, Gore, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, and Rape

book_creature's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Drug use, Hate crime, Self harm, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Classism, Trafficking, Body shaming, Genocide, and Excrement

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs

"This novel covers racism, antisemitism, transphobia, rape (both in abstract and graphic ways), self harm, and suicide."

bayleaff's review against another edition

dark

2.75

I have mixed feelings about this one. It was way darker than I expected, with elements of classic gothic fiction meshing with lots of body horror and political discourse. I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator did an amazing job bringing the horror element to life, but it also felt a little bit like spending hours and hours in the worst parts of the internet. There were some parts that were very stream-of-consciousness in a way that almost worked, but mostly felt overdone and repetitive and like the author accidentally copied and pasted a blog post in the middle of the book. Ultimately, while I appreciate what the author was trying to do, the gratuitous violence and hatred outweighed everything else and I didn't end up liking this one very much. (The trigger warnings are listed at the beginning of the book, but be aware that they are hit pretty much constantly.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Addiction, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Misogyny, Excrement, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Cursing, Violence, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Body horror, Blood, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

thistle_rose's review

challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Transphobia, Rape, Racism, Antisemitism, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Excrement, Blood, Alcohol, Self harm, Dysphoria, and Vomit

amysrrls's review

dark 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

4.75

Haunted house, queer characters, political allegories, social issues commentary……… 100% yes! Love the stream of consciousness/poetic prose. This is definitely a heavy book (heed the CWs!!!) but relevant, relatable, and important. I understand this isn’t a book for everyone, but if you like horror, stuff that makes you squirm, and commentary on fascism and capitalism…. You’ll love it. (Only 4.75 bc there were a few typos!!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Racism, Antisemitism, Body horror, Rape, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia and Excrement

(I am probably missing several CWs)