Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

22 reviews

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

auroragoody's review

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, and Animal death