Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

22 reviews

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness

henrye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Murder, Abandonment, and War

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Vomit, and War

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ladylovestead's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Hoooooo boy did I love this book! This was dark, twisted, surreal at times and just so, so good. I'm glad I read this as an adult because I never would have caught all the glorious nuance had I read it when I was younger. This book kept me on the edge of my seat and had me gasping when things happened to certain characters. It's an interesting study on feral humanity and definitely stands the test of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child death

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

finn_vibing's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, and Murder

sandy_21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Violence, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, and Mental illness

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

sssssoup's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

Most upsetting thing I’ve ever read in my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

longlostmarchsister's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.75

I hated it. Sorry not sorry. I don’t agree with whatever statement William Golding was trying to make and I also hate the man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Murder