Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

54 reviews

antimony's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

 i liked the cannibalism but it took WAYYYY too long to get started. also kinda overwritten 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Murder, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, and Infidelity

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Police brutality, Gore, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Acephobia/Arophobia, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Infidelity

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Gore, Ableism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Animal death, Confinement, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Cancer

Moderate: Excrement, Mental illness, Drug use, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

This book was beautifully written and grotesque. It was both funny and unbelievably unhinged. It made me laugh and cringe, and feel sad. It was just so good. There were some sections that were difficult for me to get through but as a whole this is such a solid piece of literature and such a good addition to the "unhinged woman" literary sub genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Infidelity, Murder, Cannibalism, Car accident, Gun violence, Animal death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Death, Classism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Genocide, Pedophilia, Slavery, Racism, and Outing

lajoy's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Car accident, Animal death, and Infidelity

raquelcanread's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

vampires's review against another edition

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i liked that the book never lays out Why She's Like This (because she as the narrator is never concerned with that) but you as the reader have to sketch together a plausible explanation if you want one. i also liked that they let her age instead of making her just a sexy young maneater... she was a sexy milf maneater . the grossest scene imo? when she's trying to get the tongue. i regularly stop while going about my day to think about the note her bff sent her near the end (being vague so no spoilers). and also the fact that her family sends her care packages and stuff... i would do anything for some pages devoted to their current relationship now that they know she's a cannibal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Cannibalism, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Rape, Death of parent, Cancer, and Stalking

rach_lind's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow. It's objectively horrifying and yet absolutely fantastic. You're hooked almost immediately and stay there throughout. Good and interestin ending, great reveaks and surprises. Shocking at times, hilarious, and relatable too. 

The only thing that was a bit irritating was coming across a word every other page that I had to underline and look up. And I feel like I have a pretty decent vocab. So prepare for that--but it seems also to be purposeful in its parody of extravagant food writers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Stalking, Car accident, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Murder, Violence, Infidelity, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Death, and Death of parent

taviarz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I think I’ll get something different from this book every time I read it as I get older

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Death, Car accident, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Stalking, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, and Rape

rachkait's review against another edition

dark

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

5.0

I recently wrote a review of Eileen by ottessa moshfegh where I stated that I don't need the main character to be relatable or likable to enjoy a book, but I found Eileen to be insufferable as a morally corrupt main character. I was a bit worried after reading that book and writing the review that I was a liar and I do need to find the main character likable to enjoy a book. This book proved that I was correct. 

Dorthy is by no means a likable character. There are times though when as a reader you are manipulated into seeing things the way she wants you to, much like the people in her life. She is a psychopath, and she wears this as almost a badge of honor. She is a sex addict, a murderer, and a cannibal, and I still laughed at some of the comments that she made throughout. Summers is a fantastic writer and I loved every second of this book. Definitely one of my new favorites of all time and my favorite book I've read this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder, Death of parent, Cancer, and Infidelity

Moderate: Misogyny