Reviews tagging 'Racism'

To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger

7 reviews

lizardgod's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Kudos to a book making me queasy? That's about all it had going for it, nothing really to write home about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Child death, Cannibalism, Torture, Suicide, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Stalking and Infidelity

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

This remains one of my top 5 favourite books. The writing is so, so, SO GOOD! Equal parts beautiful and disgusting, with scenes that were still burned into my memory from my first read back in 2019. This book is just a horrifying and gorgeously written descent into madness, and I devoured (get it?) every word.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, Vomit, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

heartachesbi's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Racism

offtheraels's review against another edition

dark fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism

decaying's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A macabre and agonizing story of a never-ending hunger. I think Tantlinger's writing here is best described as festering. It is absolutely dripping with exquisitely putrid details of horror that makes you crawls under your skin and make you squirm. Although I really enjoyed her writing, I didn't find the overall book compelling. It is still a fun piece of horror and worth the read especially if you're interested in obscure and gore-y horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault, Racism, and Death of parent

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Cannibalism, Sexual content, and Addiction

Minor: Racism and Cancer

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Cancer