Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden

4 reviews

mobymaize's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Simply wow. A very beautiful book :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death of parent, Body horror, Bullying, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Grief, Car accident, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Rape

cryptidsteacup's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Body horror, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Incest, Death of parent, and Body horror

Description of incestuous rape and sexual assault (with some challenged victim-blaming from the survivor), but nothing explicit on-page. Mildly disturbing visuals of being followed by a shadowy, intimidating figure. Pursuit and interrogation/intimidation by government officials (Office of Road Inquiry). Scenes of cars progressing along crumbling, winding bridges and roads; one collision, with shots of the damaged car in the aftermath. Animal injury; lost/missing animal that disappears in several scenes, provoking distress.

ehmannky's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely beautiful. Walden's storytelling is so beautiful and her art just imbues the story with such a heightened longing. I keep thinking of the way that the story just ramps up the fantastical elements in such a subtle and glorious way. It's surreal in every way. I felt that by emphasizing the surreal nature of the experience it 1) captured the general vibe that is driving through the rural American West and 2) created such a unique space for Walden to fully explore the impact of trauma and the grief and pain that comes with working through that. 

TW: this book deals with the traumatic aftermath of sexual assault, specifically sexual assault perpetuated by a family member. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body horror, Incest, and Violence