Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Su Cuerpo Y Otras Fiestas by Carmen Maria Machado

5 reviews

smateer73's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

How to even begin describing this book? Told in various short stories that take place within the author, or some facsmile of the author's mind, this book is an absolutely haunting look at womanhood, introspection, and so many other topics. As usual, it is beautifully written and genuinely haunting. Machado is an expert at making people feel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Colonisation, Death, Fatphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Grief, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Sexual content, and Body shaming

arbramirez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Stalking, Rape, Medical trauma, Grief, Domestic abuse, Child death, Blood, Sexual assault, Infertility, Incest, Drug use, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Kidnapping

maybreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

4.0

I surprisingly really LOVED the SVU spoof. I was scared I wouldn't since I never watched that show but it was a real highlight and I am glad I saved it for last.

Some other stories I didn't quite get ngl

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Incest

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body shaming, Gore, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Body horror, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Abandonment, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, and Child abuse

Illness outbreak, epidemic ("Inventory"). Unreality ("Especially Heinous"). Insects ("Eight Bites," "The Resident"). Illness ("The Resident").

emilymbrown's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely jarring. Not what I was expecting at all but I fell so attached the moment I read the first page. Beautiful and scary and confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Grief, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, Abortion, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, and Death of parent