Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica

338 reviews

taylormoore's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

mx_manda's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Figured out early on what is happening. What a wild ride, though. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Sexual violence

gennysreadingroom's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was a bit of a fever dream. The beginning was really solid and getting glimpses of the collapse of the world as the main character remembers her past was fascinating. Overall it was a bit too disjointed for me and I pretty much guessed what was happening to the Chosen and the Enlightened right away. The ending was ambiguous but not quite ambiguous enough for me.  I enjoyed it but do have a feeling of disappointment since I could tell what was happening right away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

kidface08's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective fast-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War

ajwentz's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror

another_dahlia's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective fast-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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

daydreamsofareader's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Agustina Bazterrica is the moment - what a book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, War

moppyy's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder

carlydick28's review against another edition

1.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I hated this book. Normally, I don’t mind an unreliable narrator telling a distorted story with underlying themes. This on the other hand - certain parts of the book I felt did not add to the larger meaning of the worthlessness of language as a connection to humanity and the hopelessness of man kind. Instead, they were just pointlessly disturbing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pregnancy

closetdiscoqueen's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death