Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

4 reviews

suzylit's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

A landmark in the feminine literary tradition. Four decades later those fairytale retellings still ring true.
I was just a little frustrated by some of the stories I would have wanted more of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Sexism, Body horror, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Mental illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

andy_sfc_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I’m conflicted about this book because the writing is beautiful and so descriptive. You can literally see and feel everything that Angela Carter is writing. However, some of the content (even though I’m aware that the purpose of this book is to be discomforting) is so uncomfortable to read like The Snow Child. What was that?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Child death, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

jelliestars's review against another edition

dark medium-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? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Body horror, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity

Minor: Racism and Abandonment

poirot's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Torture, Blood, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty