Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

21 reviews

lynxpardinus's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Incest

lovelylilelle's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Antisemitism, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Torture, Colonisation, Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Classism, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

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

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

gagereadsstuff's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

This book is not for the faint-hearted. It's a story of a racist, xenophobic, hateful house representing the racist, xenophobic, hateful history of a country with racist, xenophobic, hateful people as the main characters. And FUCK, it does mess you up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Classism, Deportation, Pedophilia, and Colonisation

More specifically, there is cutting.

owlribbon's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Dysphoria, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Antisemitism, Blood, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Outing, Deadnaming, and Drug use

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

queersubtext's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Racism, Misogyny, Colonisation, Antisemitism, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Classism, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Fatphobia and Dysphoria

throwback682's review against another edition

dark tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This is the most disturbing book I’ve ever read in my life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Animal death, Classism, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Blood, Dysphoria, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Antisemitism, Gore, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Confinement, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, and War

my_a's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Gothic as the genre was intended. One of the few modern gothic horrors that gets it right. Wow I am still processing this book. A difficult but compelling read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Transphobia, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Body horror, Rape, Homophobia, Hate crime, Violence, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Excrement, Blood, Antisemitism, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship