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Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite

104 reviews

virgilsinferno's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

If I could give it more stars I would, absolutely a novel I will be revisiting and I am thrilled to explore more of this authors work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Cannibalism, Murder, Drug use, and Gore

Moderate: Homophobia

emmablue's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Murder, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, and Torture

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Confinement, Excrement, Incest, Outing, Racial slurs, and Vomit

brittlebones's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Torture, Murder, Addiction, Rape, Homophobia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Death

chersonese's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

At time of writing this review I still need to finish Poppy's other work but after reading Exquisite Corpse I doubt anything else will have the same impact on me. 

It's brutal, realistically so, certainly not for anyone who struggles with graphic and sexual violence, but it works within the confines of the story. I'd already made peace with Tran not making it out alive as soon as he stumbled into Jay and Andrews grasp, but I didn't think I'd feel the sense of loss I did when reading the passage leading to his demise.

 
  This book is beautifully grotesque and will stick with anyone who reads it, for better or for worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Death, Gore, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Drug use, Sexual violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Racism, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Incest

winsomefish's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Medical content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Addiction, Ableism, Body shaming, Grief, and Incest

waverlyloyd'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Homophobia, Incest, Addiction, Excrement, Physical abuse, Self harm, Kidnapping, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Body horror, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual harassment, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Violence

arringtonsyd's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

not for the faint of heart or faint of stomach. the deeply broken and easily hatable characters will sink their teeth into you in the worst possible way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Murder, Rape, Torture, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Death, and Racial slurs

fuathling's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Incest and Terminal illness

smilingsammie's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Self harm, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

sammysamsam's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Stalking, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Gore, Incest, Outing, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Excrement, Misogyny, Colonisation, and Slavery