Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

242 reviews

hexedmaiden's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.25

This story was so fuckin hard to read due to some of the triggering content inside and so very fucking unique. 

I loved that weird freakish timeline shit that proves both characters are telling the truth of what happened that night they were in the house. 

 

 

Having the house as it's own character is one of my favorite tropes that doesn't seem to happen that often in haunted house books.

I loved how all the characters were very flawed and you didn't want to root for either of them. They were both messy as fuck. 

I was happy to learn this was written by a trans author because I wouldn't have trusted a Cis person to tell this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Transphobia, Blood, and Antisemitism

hwks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

So weird, so dark, and a bit difficult to describe. This book tells the story of a haunted house, shifting perspectives from different characters and time periods. The main characters I wouldn't describe as sympathetic at all, but were honest portrayals of complicated people with traumatic pasts and the less than desirable responses to those events. Rumfitt did a pretty impressive job combining horror and some topical social commentary. I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did, as I'm not a big horror fan. It is however, very graphic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Blood, Antisemitism, and Abortion

sparklebites94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Self harm and Antisemitism

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

laura_et's review

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Antisemitism

mateyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

gilroi's review

challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

5.0

 While this novel is searingly raw, absolutely none of it is undercooked. A testament to the work, considering how many incredible risks the writing takes, not just with form, but with content. This is a very specific book, about a very specific time, and a very specific experience. I don't know how people will understand this book if they're unfamiliar with how the internet treats trans people-- the TERF 'movement', mumsnet and #IStandWithMaya and trans widows and 4chan Nazis and sissy hypno. All of these things are real. All of these things are not parody. The book is about these things. Which is to say, fascism.

This book is a slap in the face from someone who loves you. Maybe you can forgive the violence. Maybe you can't. That's your choice. It might be the only choice you have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Excrement, Islamophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Gaslighting

lynxpardinus's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Incest and Pandemic/Epidemic

want2b_evil's review

challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

Superbly written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

sargasso_c's review against another edition

Maybe I'm just not getting it, but the book seems to layer queer trauma on top of queer trauma without pausing for a breath or a speck of narrative. At a certain point, I just wasn't enjoying myself. The novel isn't particularly scary in an enjoyable, horror novel way - it's just genuinely horrifying in the real-life and sad way. And I don't read to experience that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia

elfity's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail