Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

43 reviews

laurel616's review against another edition

I read through the first two stories, and I definitely think that if you can handle the body horror this will probably be a great read.  However - I cannot so I am putting this one down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny and Vomit

zeegy's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I can tell part of this book has a bit of a cultural wall I can't break through. Some stories shined regardless of that but others felt like a story told to me in passing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

splatteredbastard's review against another edition

i’m just so bored. i’m not shocked or disturbed. the stories seem so anticlimactic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and War

linalina's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

frivilous's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and War

keejaymarie02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked some stories more than others.. some were really slow and tough to get through, which could be due to the translation. Most, if not all, had a message behind the story and were very thought provoking. Some of the stories definitely felt like there were some loose ends that could've been tied up better, but I guess that adds to the mystery of it. Overall, a pretty decent book and I can see myself reading it again, maybe just skipping over my least favorite stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

demonxore's review against another edition

3.5

The final story, titled "Reunion," was the crown jewel of this collection. The rest are also pretty good! I would recommend this set of stories to those who like offbeat contemporary short fiction.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Pregnancy

talonsontypewriters's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Ableism, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Menstruation ("The Head," "The Embodiment").

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

✨ Thrifted ✨

What a series of short stories! I’m skeptical of BookTok recommendations, so it took me a little while to buy this, but when I saw a pristine copy at the secondhand bookshop I knew I had to at least try. I’m so glad I did! 😳 

I’m squeamish at the best of times, but the imagery in this didn’t make me squirm (most of the time). I thought the ways in which the stories were written were so crystal clear. I kept putting it down, to absorb each story, then picking it back up almost immediately after because I was excited to keep going and was keen to get onto the next ✨

Here are my personal opinions:

Favourite: Cursed Bunny (the image of bunnies chewing everything and shitting everywhere made me laugh 😂)

Least favourite: Snare (the imagery in this one was a bit too intense for me)

Honourable mentions:

Goodbye, My Love (I love an AI/Klara and the Sun moment 😦)

I’ve already recommended this surreal and wonderful short story collection to my friend 🥰 I can’t wait to read more reviews 👏🏼

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Vomit