Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

549 reviews

ulna's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Weirdly readable for overall a pretty flat book. The narrator and main characters is utterly unlikeable, narcissistic, manipulative and cruel. I love a dark read but this didn’t work for me. She gets away with some vile stuff without really ever losing the people around her, is clearly violently unwell mentally which never gets properly addressed, nor does it add a lot, and is an unreliable narrator in a pretty boring way. The ending felt like it was supposed to be poetic somehow but was bland. 

Irina is an insufferable asshole throughout. Boring supporting characters, too. Everyone felt very 1-dimentional. The entire book just felt like it was trying really hard to be edgy and challenging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

Moderate: Rape

maria_letizia's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

ecaballero96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Fatphobia and Vomit

madlpine's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual violence, and Blood

pola_pocket_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

I can't say I liked the book because I truly didn't, which is weird because unhinged women characters is my cup of tea. But damn Irina was truly unlikable. Some parts were funny but the whole book was just an acid trip. Very much unreliable narrator which I loved. Ultimately I kept reading the book because I simply couldn't stop. I guess the story was entertaining and Irina was so crazy I wanted to see what the hell she would do next. I feel like nothing really happend, the closing of the book wasn't strong enough for me so I don't think I'll be recommending or reading this book again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

bradfordh's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Some reviews said it was funny, which shocks me. Did not get the humor. Was dark and painful to read at times, but couldn’t stop reading it and when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

megusa98's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The character in general is just unlikeable, and that kinda makes me dislike the book. There's not much character development, she remains narcissistic and the way she talks about herself is "pick me" and ahhh. 

I do like the story though, it did make me want to read on (mostly in the hopes that SOMEONE would humble the protagonist) Most of my reading of this was done in a 2hr time-blindness read between midnight and 2am.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

yanaorwhatever's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

buffalo666's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia

missbecca's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

4.5

Told as a horror novel, Clark dives into how difficult it is to leave a mark on the world as a woman. Following the internal monologue of a diabolical narcissist on her rampage to make a mark, Clark leaves a heavy imagery underneath on the struggle to break from gender norms as a woman without being as brutal and vicious as the opposite sex. 
A truly wild read. It won’t be for everyone, but I think it’s worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship