Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

100 reviews

alyssasolo's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Sick and twisted for sure. Definitely not my normal read but it’s always interesting to be in the mind of an out of touch and unreliable narrator. Please read the warnings before reading!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

elizabethfoxall's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm

tusharakothapally's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gore

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

danidamico's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Una locura total. Asqueroso.

Ricardo Piglia decía que lo más importante en un relato es el modo de narrar para lograr el efecto deseado en el lector. En ese sentido Boy Parts es muy efectivo, Eliza Clark logra todo lo que se propone con esta novela que ha sido comparada con American Psycho. La comparación no está mal pero creo que Clark construye un libro con una voz propia que trasciende la obra de otros autores posiblemente similares. 

Mientras leía la novela fui pasando por distintas etapas, incluyendo el rechazo. Pero la realidad es que no podía parar de leerlo. No quería parar. La transición del personaje hacia el final del libro está muy bien ejecutada, es sútil pero impactante. Por algún lado leí que Clark también ha escrito relatos de terror, lo cual no me sorprende porque hay bastantes marcas del género a lo largo de la novela.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

graybat's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

v weird reading a book set in the area i live in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness and Pedophilia

kat_ewing's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

laura_cornelia's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Violence and Vomit

goldexperience's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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

The literary equivalent of chugging a gallon of pure lighter fluid. Loved every second. Minus 0.25 stars for making me feel like I was going insane.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

sashanotwillsmith's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

penelopereads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

No clue how to rate this book. I hated it but also didn’t. It was an extremely uncomfortable experience. I literally grimaced my way through it.

I’m trying not to give spoilers but I suppose there are MILD SPOILERS below. These are more notes for myself to help me work through how I feel about this book.



Eddie 💔

Bit Dolly/Emma Jane esque. Didn’t like that. Don’t appreciate that lifestyle. Main character is intolerable (but that’s the point.)

Did appreciate the flip of the usual predatory/violent/dangerous/ruthless and detached narrative.

Trauma? Mental health?

Enjoyed the did she/didn’t she?

Was impressed by what seemed like a very sudden/surprising shift about 2/3 through, which in retrospect was actually hinted at.

The use of the name, the cat and the bell (Schrödinger, much?) were clever and subtle but not too subtle.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Murder