Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

242 reviews

codyeli01's review

challenging dark inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Racism, and Rape

cardboard's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

magellen's review

challenging mysterious slow-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

2.0

I...am guessing this might hit different if youre british? 😒 Good god its so far up its ass rambling most of the time you're stuck waiting for it to find a plot. This book reads like its reaching to top Evangelion. I was about 40% through when I really started wondering like...what the hell is this trying to accomplish? It just...spilled rather than building. 

The synopsis that pulled me in was so loosely the basis that if the content actually stood by it you'd have about 20% of the whole damn book left. 

Also I mean when the friend turned into a meat swastika i was like alright we're just...rolling with that...happening. there's a lot of gore and transphobic talk obviously and like SHRUG be ready for that? It...gets old FAST.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

iblyth's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is absolutely brutal to read. If that can be understood as good, then this is probably a book for you. Punk and Gothic horror intertwine to create a story that is as much about a hunted house as it is facsim and trauma. Tense and unflinching this is a powerful debut book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Transphobia

Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Suicide, and Transphobia

Minor: Body horror and Vomit

lindseyas's review

challenging dark emotional informative 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

3.25

I think that this book was just not my cup of tea. We read the introduction to it in my "Literary Hauntings" class last semester, so when I saw it at the bookstore I picked it up because I recognized the title. It is a refreshing, political take on the haunted house trope and the idea that ghosts stem from trauma, but it was just really, really heavy. The sexual violence and horrific language and situations were a lot to get through, but the symbols really shine through in terms of the representation of fascism, transphobia and hatred. I think that it was well-written in that sense, but there were some moments where it was overwhelmingly and honestly the aura didn't feel necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

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

dammit_jen's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

I honestly have no idea what just happened. This book was rough, but I couldn’t stop. I was so uncomfortable but I just kept going. I had to keep going. I hated it, but didn’t? I don’t know. It’s dark, and raw, and gross, and scary, and uncomfy, but it pulls you in. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

popcornreading's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

This is both a 1 star and 4 star. I didn’t like the writing style much and the horror was horror-ing. But I thought the not-so-subtle commentary was great. Do not go into this without reading the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and Vomit

cgrandpre's review

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

Hands down the most terrifying and graphic novel I have ever read. The authors comes out and says what this book is actually about before you even read it - trauma and fascism. The metaphors are pretty strong and clear without explanation. But the explanation provides a sense of urgency - this book showcases the very real terror that faces humanity today and demands us to look it square in the face and do something about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Not for the faint of heart. But well worth the read if you can stomach it. The social commentary is critical to the book but even without it, it stands up as a legit scary horror book.

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