Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee

49 reviews

milooo's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

1.0

i read this book for school and i guess it’s interesting if you really analyse the context and stuff but i definitely wouldn’t read it outside of an academic setting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

the_pysselfia's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Bra bok, hatar huvudkaraktären

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

lettucelaugh's review

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.75

This book is told from the perspective of David Lurie, a self-proclaimed womanizer. He's a misogynist, a stubborn, delusional old man who is exceptionally unlikable, and whose actions left me with secondhand embarrassment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

janinab's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

chanreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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

1.5

well written, but woof did i hate the protag. i hated the middle, did not understand lucy's motivations, and the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Sexual content

chosen for our book club by ryna

debookgeek's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Rape, and Sexual assault

elphaba105's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Racism

evaaaaah's review

dark sad 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Grief

demo's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense

4.5

cw: sexual assault, animal deaths, violence and gore

Disgrace is a punch to the gut. It is confronting, exasperating and uncomfortable. It offers no hero, no one you can truly get behind and rally for. The characters are flawed, disappointing, unappealing, destructive, and make terrible decisions, which is further emphasised when presented alongside the good and pure nature of animals. But instead of exploiting the characters' short-comings and their trauma for entertainment value Coetzee uses them with intent. This careful curation of the reader's discomfort is what makes the book so impactful.

Disgrace left me emotionally wiped for days after I finished it, borderline ill. I've never had such a strong physical reaction to reading a book before. It is a brilliant piece of writing but don't read it if you're in a bad place. It will do you no favours.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence