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Oddly enough, I think I’d compare it to My Sister, The Serial Killer in pacing and speed and bloodshed.
Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Self harm, Vomit
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault
Minor: Incest, Cannibalism
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Racism, Religious bigotry, Abortion
There were some nice ideas but it did not live up to them.
I know the clue is in the name but let's be clear this is a harmful and discriminatory portrayal of mental illness, personality disorder and psychosis.
It does not explore the nuance of mental illness at all despite a few lines early on hinting that it could. The mentions of "female hysteria" initially got my hopes up and this could have been a very cool way of examining the historic concept of female histeria and how we treat women's legal and physical health and the impact of misogyny. Instead there were just the occasional line thrown in here and there which went no further. Even the inclusion of sexism and misogyny within the setting came across as tropes rather than any sort of satire or narrative device.
Some of the writing is great. Some of the phrases are well crafted pleasing to read.
Some of the writing comes across as lazy, awkward and a first draft. I believe there is an argument to be made that this is from the first person and this is supposed to reflect the inner working of the MC but it just could have been done better.
I am aware that the protagonist is supposed to be an unreliable narrator, but the comes a point where the line is blurred between unreliable narrator and unreliable writer.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Fatphobia
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation
A gothic horror mixed with dark comedy and wit.
Victorian Psycho is devilishly clever, atmospheric, macabre and funny whilst oozing Victorian decadence all at the same time.
I bloody loved it!!
Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury