Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

19 reviews

tatimarie8284's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

it honestly took me a while to get into, the first day i got it i was struggling to read the first chapter because i wasn’t expecting the writing style but after i got past it it was such a page turner! couldn’t put it down! it was so uncomfortably descriptive it made it easy to put yourself in her world even though you wouldn’t want to. definitely one worth reading but not if you have a weak stomach 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

peachmoni's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Death of parent, and Classism

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Car accident, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

This book was beautifully written and grotesque. It was both funny and unbelievably unhinged. It made me laugh and cringe, and feel sad. It was just so good. There were some sections that were difficult for me to get through but as a whole this is such a solid piece of literature and such a good addition to the "unhinged woman" literary sub genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, and Outing

raquelcanread's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Antisemitism, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

latoyareadsdaily's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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

5.0

I found this book to be 100% out of the ordinary read for books. It is more like the memoir of a woman who lives by the prodding of her carnal appetite. I had to keep Google nearby as I spent half the time researching words and foods. The rest of the time I didn't bother to do it but I just appreciated the book for the lexical delicacy it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

boglord's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Excrement, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Incest, and Antisemitism

paulasnotsosecretdiary's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dorothy Daniels turns her adoration of food into a career as a food critic and writer. She proudly defies social conventions, engaging in behaviors that other people would consider disgusting and shameful. She is also a proud psychopath and serial killer, admitting to all the ways she uses people, collects information about them to use at her whim, and throws them away without a care. Her appetites are enormous. After tasting everything, a terrible accident presents Dorothy the chance to taste the ultimate forbidden dish: human flesh.

As the story begins, Dorothy recalls the crime that sent her to prison for the remainder of her life. As she serves her sentence, Dorothy writes her autobiography, recounting her youth, including the organic food her mother grew and cooked. Dorothy recalls her food writing career throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including the dishes she tastes, people she sleeps with, and the information she gathers on every one of her lovers and bosses. When she loses her job during the 2008 recession and has to turn to freelancing for internet websites in her 50s, something breaks a bit more inside Dorothy. 

You may ask, why should I read this book; the narrator is a monster. Dorothy Daniels is smart, funny, and charming; she is a fantastic storyteller. The novel reads as though sitting down to dinner with a fascinating and terrifying guest. It also offers readers insight into how the loss of print publications, especially glossy magazines with incredible photography and long-format articles, impacted writers, and how readers lost something when these publications folded or went online. The story is fast-paced and filled with action, featuring lovingly detailed descriptions and language, resulting from a great deal of time and care in its writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism