Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite

139 reviews

moranguinhos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

flowery descriptions of gore. for the nbc hannibal bauhaus queercore girlies

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction and Drug use

Minor: Vomit and Police brutality

dias's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Murder

cristinarivas88's review against another edition

dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

satana17's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

devin_raquel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

3.5

Sadly, I was disappointed with this book; the TikTok hype is just not worth it in my opinion. 
Yes, there was cannibalism. Yes, there was necrophiliac scenes. Yes, there was plenty of detailed gore. But I found the characters flat and the switching between POVs irrelevant. I think the story could’ve been told entirely from Andrew Comptons’ POV, and the readers would’ve gotten the same experience. 
As much as I love a dark and bloody story, this one just didn’t do it for me. The only saving grace was Brites’ exquisite imagery and descriptions; she made even the most horrible acts sound beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Alcohol

ponydanza's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol

summerstargrrrl's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, and Police brutality

yaoipanduh9264's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This is definitely not for the faint of heart. Though it is grotesque and could give the most disturbed person nightmares; I rather enjoyed it. It’s eloquently written and and draws the reader in no matter the unsettling description. Brite does an excellent job of making each characters point of view their own characteristics and nuances. The fluidity of the characters makes the story come alive. I would definitely recommend only if you have a strong stomach and are able to handle content that goes beyond vile, repulsive, atrocious, and revolting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol

keerak's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, and Vomit

phlegmcel's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

3.5 stars. goddamn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction and Racial slurs