Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

242 reviews

marinaaa3000's review

challenging dark sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Body horror, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Dysphoria

jazthegreat's review

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Dysphoria

wishbea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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, Gore, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Classism

Minor: Infertility

funfamilyvideos's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Pedophilia, Blood, Antisemitism, and Dysphoria

Minor: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Drug use, Gore, Excrement, and Mass/school shootings

theelizabethjoy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is brutal, very well-written but brutal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Pedophilia

jenmcvay's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

A distressing but worthwhile read. I did not realize the politics of gender (it is so sad to have to call it that) in England are as toxic as in the U.S. I suppose I should have known.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

abookishgoth's review

dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

jordandotcom's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

5.0

holy shit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, and Transphobia

mcornell's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol