felicityebhaslin 's review for:

Blasted by Sarah Kane

1.5

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I hate shock value fictional literature like this. I admit that if you remove the shock value, there’s still a lot going on. But I just don’t see the point of using violence as a device like this… there are other ways of making a point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail