Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

172 reviews

j_emerson18's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Traumatizing. Twisted. Dark. Gruesome. Recommend by one of my best friends. She's gonna need to pay for my therapy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Grief, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Child death, Sexual violence, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual content, Rape, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Murder, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Car accident

roxiehrt's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Wow. This book is depressing. I watch depressing true crime docs for a living and this was tough to get through even for me. Very graphic sections of murder, cannibalism, and dehumanizing behaviors…this is one of the most nihilistic books I’ve ever read. I gave it a 3 because it is well written and the intentions of the book really resonated, but it was a challenge to get through because the content was just…a lot…like…A LOT. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Classism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Infertility, Medical content, Sexual content, Trafficking, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, and Torture

kehiggins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Grief, and Child death

cgranoff's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Murder, Sexual assault, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Death, Infertility, Death of parent, Child death, Body horror, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, and Torture

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Grief, Abortion, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Dementia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, and Rape

ex_hardesty's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Trafficking, Violence, Rape, Death, Confinement, Vomit, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Suicide

nadiaherondale's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was repulsive, and I loved it. This is the most dehumanizing, political and moral discussion filled  book I had ever read. It honestly just had a great concept, since the start, but I wan't expecting to be thrown totally into the bussiness, I was just expecting it to be more on the side. Honestly, my bad because it had been forever since I had read the synopsis, so that was on me. But I think part of the love was because I went kind of blind, it was the shock that made me love it. This is a book you have to know nothing about. There were times I had to stop because I didn't know if I was queasy because I was reading on the bus or because I was reading this book, and it was great. Honestly I'm glad I read this in English because as a native Spanish speaker I JUST KNOW, that when I'm (inevitably, because I loved this) gonna read it again in Spanish, I'm gonna get even more repulsed. And I can't wait 5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Violence, Child death, and Death

Minor: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

k8lynn's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

unlike anything i have ever read before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Animal death, Sexual content, Body horror, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Murder, Gore, and Vomit

tverma's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Vomit

pikkumarja's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

Hyi.
Yksi ehdottomasti ällöttävimmistä ja ahdistavimmista dystopioista, joita olen koskaan lukenut. Ihmiset himoitsevat lihaa ja unohtavat eettiset kysymykset. Kaikki menee vähän liian pitkälle.

Liian kamala ja samalla niin oivaltava, etten voinut olla pitämättä.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Death

Moderate: Child death and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Vomit