Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Queer Little Nightmares by David Ly, Daniel Zomparelli

3 reviews

ezriamongthestars's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

Everyone has different tastes in stories and poetry, so not everything in this anthology will appeal to everyone. I personally found some stories and poems deeply moving and/or interesting, most mildly interesting, and one in particular extremely grating and poorly written. Overall a good read for a queer horror enthusiast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Torture, Xenophobia, Outing, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mnkeemagick's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

This was a fun anthology. If you're looking for queer, reexamination of classic ideas or tropes, monsters, genuine horror (looking at you blood creatures), or simply cool new stories from cool new authors, I would definitely recommend this eclectic mix. Every story may not be a hit with you, but there seems to be something for everyone. 

Small note on the audiobook. While it was very well done and a great listen, I would probably give another second or two to the pauses between sections, maybe add a second reader just to help delineate. Otherwise, absolutely worth the time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

theatrealpaca's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A delightful series of queer horror poems and short stories. They range from sweet to spooky, disturbing to tragically romantic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and Dysphoria