Reviews with content warning for Body horror - Paradise Rot

Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

116 reviews

louhitar's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a very weird read. The atmosphere and prose was beautiful. The content however was disgusting and uneasy, full of bodily fluids, yet somehow erotic in a way that left me feeling nauseated. The writing was full of metaphors about temptation, boundaries, and perhaps depression and emotional dependence. I enjoyed this story and how uncomfortable it made me.

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stardust_n_stories's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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rosamaria's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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oneinamili's review against another edition

3.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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paperknotbooks's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Icky & sticky

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rojo1001's review against another edition

4.0

dark

Bisexual body horror and piss? Very weird book that I don’t know how to feel about, but the prose was pretty! No clue what happened in this book but the vibes were rot girl summer and i guess that’s cool!

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taranim's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was a book I got the urge to reread as a physical book on a whim. I had read it before as an audiobook and felt compelled to come back to the story. While still bursting with grossness as before, I could appreciate the dreamlike and musical qualities the story had to offer this time around.

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mlkrn's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective fast-paced

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ewwa18's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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puncturewounds's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Ohhh wow.

This is so totally my shit. Erotic, disturbing, front-loaded with a constant feeling of dread and finished with

top-tier body horror

. Such a powerhouse of a little queer horror book. Basically everything I've been searching for. I just love how weird and nasty this is, while also having some of the most beautifully evocative prose I've read in a minute? Feels very nicely crafted while also refusing to pull it's punches. Made me think a lot of one of my favorite horror games/pieces

"Discover my Body" by Yames

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