Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica

117 reviews

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

climbingbookshelves's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Pregnancy

It look me a bit to get into the book, but once I did I was hooked. It has an interesting take on an apocalyptic world. There were parts I wish I knew more about. However, I do think it being concise worked. It’s nice to be left wanting more. Beware: it is a heavy book with cult like religion as the focus

mdhart1104's review against another edition

3.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

bookishfeminist's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

academicaries's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I opened this book's pages with high expectations carried from Bazterrica's first acclaimed publication, Tender is the Flesh, and her second bestseller did them justice. 

I didn't experience the same goosebumps as I'd had with her former work, though it may have been mellowed by the fact that I'm currently more familiar with the topics she explores, and her tone. However, there were moments where I was aghast and enraptured at her ability to weave horror and political critique, her sharp, borderline omenic commentary on artificial intelligence, environmental disaster and climate change, cults and doomsday behavior, cruelty and torture, and so much more. This was a splendid, transfixing work of fiction that tells a story of how our world can collapse if we allow ourselves to succumb our humanity to technology, and the shattering consequences that could, without caution, ensue.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic

ladycantaloupe's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic

kimberlyyyreads's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Sapphics in distress in a dystopian world with a cult of nuns is WILDDD.

The execution was decent, the ending made sense, but I wasn't gagged.

In a way, I did like that this critiqued a lot of political topics such as book burning and the rise of AI but I wish it would've done explored these themes further.

Overall, I feel meh. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape

t_belinti's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A very interesting read indeed. Super short so don't expect a lot of context or resolution. Most of the book has graphic depictions of violence so avoid if that makes you queasy. I thought that the vague ecological disaster behind the downfall of humanity was a nice spin on things. I think I would've enjoyed it more if it was a fully fleshed out book. Glad there was a happy-ish ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

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