Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Das Beste sind die Augen by Monika Kim

234 reviews

ladyofthorns's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark tense

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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

ttbob1977's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Join Ji-won as she navigates the tricky world of the emerging cannibal. There is a lot of buildup before we go there, but what a payoff. Loved the super-short chapters, the various relationships between characters, the insight into Korean (and Korean-American) family dynamics, and in the end, Ji-won’s coup de grâce is really satisfying.  This is not for everyone; there is graphic body horror involved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Cannibalism

irmitcrab's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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the messages got a little heavy handed for me, like i didn't feel that it was necessary to have the feminist overtones spelled out so frequently and blatantly. i would rather have just drawn my own conclusions for ji-won's motivations bc they were pretty clear to begin with. BUT, all that being said, i thought it was a fun thriller with a fun killer protagonist to root for, and the heavy handedness of it made sense in that context. like yeah i'll root for the traumatized man killer, she deserves a little treat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

megtall's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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I loved the audio version of this book. I tried to read the print copy and couldn’t seem to get into it, so I’m glad I gave the audio copy a chance. I loved the descriptions, concise but still impactful. The narrator was great. Love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder

Minor: Stalking

jesikakaley's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

sgrunwald96's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious tense 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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So I thought this was supposed to be a nice “support women’s wrongs”/“good for her” book, but holy shit she’s just a psychopath. This isn’t even a proper revenge taken too far kind of thing.

She literally murders a guy she finds mugged in an alley? A kind of racist nice guy at school is framed for 4 murders? I feel like she could have just gotten him kicked out of school? She has no remorse for her friends? And then you find out about the tumor and you think that’s why she’s crazy and THEN SHE GOES BACK TO MURDERING. Jesus. Also George sucks and is gross, but isn’t a rapist or abusive or anything? Like just ruin his life. Don’t take it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism

Moderate: Body horror, Grief

sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Classism

wellreadsyd's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous slow-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This book had a very slow start, but the final third made it worth the read. While I understand the need for character development, the first two-thirds dragged a bit too much for my taste. That said, I really appreciated the Korean American perspective and the main character’s internal conflict regarding her cravings—it added a unique and compelling layer to the story. I just wish the action had kicked in sooner because once it did, I was fully invested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

pchfzzz's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A quick read, very tense. Shirt chapters which allowed for easy stopping points, this was definitely a book you may need to put down and come back to when it gets too uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

The pacing picks up about halfway through it is slow at first.

sheap99's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism