Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

32 reviews

feralbookwife's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A very weird book that I very much enjoyed. If you wanted to like the Midnight Library but didn’t, this is a cheeky look at the Void and what we do to cope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

edytaworyna's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Animal death

froggoz13's review against another edition

dark

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

Really bad in my opinion. Bad writing, bad story, bad characters. The main character Lucy is a really bad person and the rest of the story doesn't redeem that. The disgusting details of her life weren't funny to me so I did not enjoy reading any of the book. Many parts were absurd and the dialogue was simple so ut was quite easy and quick to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion and Stalking

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Excrement, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Car accident

bellebeaumont95's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 To want what you had—now, that was an art, a gift maybe.

This was sort of a brutal read. I both recognized myself in Lucy and felt repelled by her, often simultaneously. It's very much a deep dive into neurosis, a little addictive, with interesting, tiring, funny, disgusting, moving writing spread throughout. Mostly I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the ending, since it's always tragic when depression has a death toll.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexual content, Mental illness, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident

rgrgrg's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Animal cruelty

amsu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I don't know if I hated this book or liked it. Is it a 1 star or a 5 star? I don't know.
 It was intriguing, disgusting, frustrating, vulgar and still somehow beautifully written. I hated the main character at times, but I felt for her and felt with her. Some of her actions were understandable in the context of the book, but then again utterly unforgivable.

As one can see I am undecided, but what I know is that his book evokes strong emotions and made me reflect on love, obsession, mental health and human connections

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit and Blood

academic pressure is one of the main themes!

lyshbish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

started getting more and more furious as it became evident that

the dog was going to die...

Lucy is by far the most unlikable protagonist I've ever read. I think that was the point, but it was still grating that she never seemed to learn from any of her mistakes. I wish she

drowned

at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Excrement, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent

addythebookbat's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Excrement, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Animal death, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

sperigo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This will be a book like nothing you’ve ever read before. Expect to hate the main character, read a lot of sex scenes, and suspend your disbelief when the plot takes a surrealist twist.

Please heed the trigger warnings, but if you think you’re in the right headspace then this is a thought provoking read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent, Infidelity, and Vomit