Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

319 reviews

rugops's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Body horror

mandarins's review against another edition

3.75

i cannot pick a rating. 3.9 ⭐️.
the doctor and the mermaid were so,, i have no words for their connection but i loved it.
though, i might not have a flawless literary english vocabulary, but the words used were so fucking rare and weird and convoluted that i like couldn’t keep reading at the pace i wanted, i couldn’t even google all the words i didn’t know, i wouldn’t have finished the book.
these characters and setting and plotlines were so unexpected and creative, i love. 
i was just along for the ride honestly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

aseel_reads's review

dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

I'm gonna take the opinion that is partly a retelling of the little mermaid and I'm obsessed with the darkness and gore of this. Especially the last part. I thought the epilogue was also very sweet 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Child death

teagrrs's review

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

papayat's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

bug03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

dark, intense, lyrical, and beautiful. i loved this book, and i really liked the ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

jmtleaf's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Gorgeous, evocative and absolutely gore soaked. The terror and intimacy of consuming the other. Deep world building that trusts the audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Child death, Medical content, Misogyny, War, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Torture

Specific, explicit and detailed description of medical procedures, entrails, body horror and violence. Main character has been kidnapped and imprisoned and has their teeth and tongue removed

katcass's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

3.25

Gory, lyrical, gorgeous- almost gave up about halfway in as found it a bit difficult to follow, but worth persevering through 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Child death, and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death

nickel_books's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.5

Didn't know I needed this reimagining of The Little Mermaid, but I most certainly did! At the center of a tale dripping in blood and violent rituals of making and unmaking is a love story of sorts. Khaw continues to use beautiful prose to describe horrific - and ultimately human - things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Violence, Death, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

laboromi's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Child death, and Emotional abuse