Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Devourers by Indra Das

28 reviews

kiandrareadsbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cannibalism, Body horror, Violence, Gore, and Excrement

sammysamsam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Murder, Body horror, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism, Vomit, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Rape, Animal death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

reeb's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Excrement, and Death

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Excrement, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gore, Death, Blood, and Cannibalism

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

simareading's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Self harm, Body horror, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abortion, Death, Colonisation, and Excrement

Minor: Homophobia

talonsontypewriters's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Murder, Rape, and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child death, Abandonment, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Sexism, War, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Classism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Colonisation, Abortion, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, and Racism

Smoking. Urination. Discussion of and explicit descriptions of rape, as well as depiction of aftermath, but no extended scene. Sexual coercion, victim blaming/justification of rape (by character; criticized by others and narrative), discrimination against sex workers. Pregnancy and birth by rape. Decapitation. Metaphorical mentions of bestiality. Sexual relationships in a shapeshifter-unique dynamic compared to but not necessarily equivalent to parent-child dynamics, where one party has sometimes been raised by the other since youth; discussed and alluded to, but not graphically shown on-page.

squid_ears's review

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Colonisation

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was amazing. I honestly expected genre fiction, just run of the mill horror with werewolves but this book is so nuanced and poignant. The way it explores what it means to be made from both our parents, and the theme of shapeshifters, and how you don't realize Alok's interest until the very end. Simply superb 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body horror, Violence, and Excrement

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Gore, and Animal death

Minor: Pregnancy

woweewhoa's review

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This is a very good book about being alive, and experiencing the world as yourself and the people who imprint on your actions, thoughts, and memories. This is a very contemplative story that definitely has its slow points in the middle of the book, and don't let that discourage you like it almost did me, as the ending is very good and honestly is the reason I like this book so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Excrement, Gore, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism