Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite

174 reviews

cady_sass's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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

3.0

YIKES okay extreme horror might not be for me… this is widely understood to be one of the most disturbing books ever written and I can absolutely vouch. I am disgusted. Revolted. Horrified. Sickened. Every other synonymous descriptive word you can think of, I feel it. I hate this, and I hate that I know it will fester in my brain for a long, long time. The body horror is so gruesomely well depicted it may make you sick if you have a weak stomach, let alone some of the other content. This ain’t for me, but if you’re into deranged and depraved horror this is likely a 5 star book. It definitely accomplished what it set out to do, so… points for that. The writing is pretty spectacular when you take a moment to separate that from the actual content, if not a little overly verbose in more than a few parts. 

I’m going to stress again that I recommend this book to absolutely no one - look up the content warnings and read responsibly 🤢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Incest, Addiction, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Necrophilia

ryankaybee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gore, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Excrement, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

gia0203's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

It’s a subversive story, perhaps even an important one, but I didn’t find myself engaged with it. It felt far from the extreme gay horror I was expecting. At times it was poignant but at others it felt rushed and cliche. 

I like it far more on reflection than when I was reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Xenophobia

synthetic_and_saturnine's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

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

cammaleahh's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Torture, Murder, Gore, Rape, Drug use, Death, Cannibalism, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide

bookish_vicky's review against another edition

dark

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit and Drug use

mamacroonie's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Death, Cannibalism, and Violence

quietlex's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I have no complaints. As twisted as it is, I was cheering inside when Andrew and Jay finally found each other. To be able to know another so deeply at their core, and have your fleeting time together ripped away so soon. This is a beautifully written dark horror, eloquent and right to the point. The ending feels a bit rushed and sad, such is death. Very fitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Police brutality, Rape, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Dementia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Abortion, Addiction, Self harm, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Cannibalism, and Cursing

mnm718's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Torture, Body horror, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Death

yungdab's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content