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pantrat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Self harm, Transphobia, Vomit, and Kidnapping
Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic
right_kidney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Without spoilers, my only major complaint is that the main character’s reflective narration sometimes got repetitive, especially in the early to middle section of the book. I would’ve liked to see an exploration into other elements of her mind/past or at least different approaches to what themes were included. It sometimes felt like the author didn't trust the reader to understand the character through what she’d already written, and added a very blunt statement to make sure we understood (and sometimes repeating that statement multiple times).
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Transphobia, and Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Excrement
weirdly_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Torture
Minor: Transphobia
laudateluna's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Girl Flesh is a testament to the horror of true love. Because loving isnt easy. It requires bloody sacrafice.
I can't tell you if it's going to be worth it to you. Girl Flesh is a hard read. One you might find repulsive. I did. I hated reading through many of the chapters. This book stands out from the depths of shit that plague horror fiction. Leitz is an author first, one that happens to be versed in genre fiction. Her second published story went hard. I implore anyone daring to engross themselves into Leitz's outstanding prose. It will leave you haunted for a better, loving world
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
atranscryptid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail