Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

86 reviews

fromthefoxhole's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I thought I knew what I was in for, and yet. In short, Our Wives Under the Sea is sapphic literary horror about a woman who returns from a deep sea expedition Wrong that is also a long metaphor for grief. 
Somehow I still underestimated the way this book *hurt*. I finished the book and found myself wishing for a sequel - a cute romcom about Miri and Leah in the before, so that I could spend more time with them that didn’t feet like someone was actively squeezing my heart in a vice grip. I just want them to be happy 😭. 
Armfield’s writing is absolutely gorgeous, and feels very much like treading water, which perfectly matches the story.
Great read, i’ll probably never revisit it out of self preservation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Vomit, Body horror, and Grief

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Grief, and Gore

kajoreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I’d almost decribe this book as slice of life but horror-adjacent. I found it oddly comforting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Terminal illness, Body horror, Grief, Suicide, and Dementia

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Lesbophobia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Animal death

camam4's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Hypnotizing and haunting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, and Body horror

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders

breebeebaz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

sad but beautiful, nauseating at times. horror in a human way, not in a scary way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

aristarcodisamo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Sexual content, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness

zemightyenby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

elliebasta's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Confinement, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Body horror, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent and Violence

babayaga_babayaga's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Dementia, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Physical abuse

koyotekarlheinz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I still have a lot of unanswered question and I'll just have to accept that. But the book is great for what it is and I am glad that me and my friends picked it for a buddy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Chronic illness, Body horror, Suicide, Abandonment, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Death, Dementia, and Death of parent