Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica

337 reviews

addie_the_baddie_'s review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A dark, dangerous, post-apocalyptic story with themes of trauma and redemption.

It's couched in a horrifying reflection of religious zealotry and the corrupting influence of patriarchy.

The structure is written as scattered journal entries from the protagonist's point of view. The unstructured inner thoughts of this unreliable narrator keeps the plot mysterious and intense with incomplete lore, time gaps, missing information, and vivid descriptions of the horrors surrounding her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization

marialeon_'s review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood

Minor: Pregnancy

jstarkey19's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The were parts of the book that were very poetic. I am not someone who likes gorey things, and there was quite a bit in here. It was written in such a way that I was able to picture it well. So kudos to the writing, but I was put off. The book is written as though it is the main characters diary. So it starts and stops at times which is interesting. The story kept me guessing, but it was hard to not focus on the torturous details. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder

Minor: Violence, Vomit

weltywm's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape

kkopacetic's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

kelseyg924's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

kristenreads's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Rape

Minor: War

andrew_corduroy's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

gcwolf98's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

jenmtnbike's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder