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Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

10 reviews

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Confinement, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Vomit, Ableism, Alcohol, Murder, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Abortion, Excrement, Gun violence, and Miscarriage

sarahbeydoun's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, and Murder

gteng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug use, Incest, Medical content, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

lucianacandler's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

5.0

This is without a doubt the weirdest book I've ever read. I loved it. Absolutely unforgettable. I can see myself coming back to it again and again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Incest, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Murder, Grief, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

At times it's not an easy book to stomach. There are things that will shock and repulse far more than the things you expect. But it's well worth a read, and you come away with more sense of love and humor than any of the horrific acts that took place.

eveshilton's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child death, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Murder, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Medical content, and Sexual content

autumnwhite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, Ableism, Addiction, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Child death, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Incest, Grief, Blood, Abandonment, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, and Child abuse

emily_weiss's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book will probably stick with me for the rest of my life; it's unlike anything I've ever read before. It's so unique and horrible yet the author did a good job of making the characters lovable despite how different they were. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

dannybrown59's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

I absolutely loved this book but parts of it were confusing. Its strange and disturbing. Just when you think it can't get any worse it does. I was pretty shocked by what happened to the twins and it was really sad. Honestly the whole book is depressing. I just wish the whole book was as descriptive as certain parts. I didn't understand parts of it but still really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Body horror

lycheejelly's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Dementia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Stalking, Transphobia, Addiction, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual content