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stephanieluxton's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
I think the synopsis of this book is both misleading and too direct. Here's a better summary of the basic plot:
This book is about a troubled young woman who develops and deep fascination with vultures that turns into an obsession. This story follows her as she becomes more and more unhinged.
This book is very different and I loved it way more than I expected to. The reason I enjoyed it so much is that the writing itself is very good. The subject matter is macabre and even quite gross at times but it's written in a way that's so poetic (in a similar way to how the writing in fight club is interesting).
Would I recommend this book? Not to everyone. It's definitely a weird book and I know many people would find it offputting. But if you're looking for something unique, poetic, and enjoy a semi-unreliable narrarator that becomes more unhinged as the story goes on, this is a good one for you.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Car accident, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Cannibalism and Vomit
Minor: Infidelity
0ogazanami's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The secrets I locked down in the cellar of my gut have crawled away to expose their horrors into the light.
The book does a fantastic job of describing the horrifying nature of intrusive thoughts, and how sometimes, when they're left unsupervised within a mind that was not made to harbor them nor deal with them correctly, it can lead to a very disturbing and grotesque reality. The way many thoughts and feelings are described are in such a way that I felt so genuinely understood; the way it touches on such a shunned upon mindset and experience of the disturbing and extreme was comforting, in a gross fucked up kind of way.
However, the book itself is not at all what I wanted from it. I started it with hopes and dreams of reading something so utterly disgusting and revolting, based simply on the experience of others in the reveiws, and yet I came out of it... unsatisfied. If you get grossed out easily, or at the very least easier than I do, and want a quick read of something unsettling, then I'm sure this book is perfect for you. But for someone who maybe fails to get that feeling of disgust from any form of fictional media that you may get in a real-life situation, this book may have very little effect on you like it has with me.
Over all, I believe it's a very good read and was most definitely worth the time and money I spent on it.
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror and Addiction
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Child death, Misogyny, Torture, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Car accident
hayleyw's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Cannibalism, Body horror, Torture, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, Murder, Car accident, Sexual content, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual harassment
keddy4306's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Gore, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Gaslighting, Body horror, Suicide, Cannibalism, Vomit, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, and Toxic relationship
meaghanelizabook's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Violence, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Car accident, Child death, and Death of parent
ashleycmms's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, and Infidelity
Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Cancer