Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Goth by Otsuichi

7 reviews

unfranchisablereadr's review against another edition

I think vignettes are similar to short stories for me: they are interesting in the moment but the connection doesn’t last long enough for me to want to come back to the book. These stories are beautifully and horrifically written. Definitely horror. But there just isn’t anything that makes me want to go back to the book when I know I’m starting a story from scratch. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

doomluz's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

This was a little hard to read because the plot is creepy and bleak, but interesting. I like that in the Afterword he explains that this doesn't really reflect a lot of goth culture, though the main characters are goths. The plot twists in each story were interesting and I couldn't guess most of them, though the last story confused me a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

jelliestars's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

valkri3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

stormking7's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Suicide, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

alicelalicon's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

angeldawn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder