Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo

7 reviews

culown's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Colonisation, Genocide, Gore, and Slavery

rhianonw's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Violence, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Confinement, Rape, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Vomit

niamh_georginaa's review

Although this book was written well and full of description (which I usually love in books) it was a bit too gritty at times and as a person who reads for comfort it did not make me feel comfortable. I guess that is my own fault for reading a book about slavery and expecting them to miss out gruesome details.I’m probably being dramatic but I found it too much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit

amberinbookland's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, Slavery, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Murder, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Child death, Cannibalism, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

misssophiereads's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

muchadoaboutliz's review

challenging funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Confinement

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

beckysbookshelf's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, Blood, Death, Excrement, Violence, Slavery, Racism, and Kidnapping