Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

10 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

I love this failgirl vampire

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

maxattack's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

This reminded me of “Our Wives Under The Sea” by Julia Armfield,
in that it has elements of horror, while the mood definitely leans more weird and melancholic rather than scary.
It was very well-written, so I don’t feel comfortable giving it a low rating, however I personally wasn’t super invested. 
The right person will love this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Racism, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking

littki's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

jemmers's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

itsdanibee's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy

lidia7's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

A very unique and special book, left me thinking a lot upon finishing it. Definitely has reread potential. I loved the art descriptions in this and that the author managed to create a relatable vampire. 

Do not read if you're triggered by descriptions of eating disorders, this book has disordered eating throughout its entirety. Check other TWs as well because it can be upsetting to read and definitely has pronounced horror elements (but the horror isn't supernatural always which I think is amazing and very interesting). 

This book managed to do and say a lot under 200 pages! I'm not sure, if I keep thinking about it for longer than I have it might become a favorite. Thought-provoking and emotional books are where it's at!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

Lyd’s a complicated character, but surprisingly relatable. She feels more human than most characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault

olivia_piepmeier's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

My experience of this was so interesting. It was a review copy, if that makes any difference in the reading. I don't think I would have picked it up if I didn't get it in a blind-date-with-a-book thing but when I started it, I felt immediately drawn to it. I can't really pinpoint why it hooked me so. It just felt like a mood. Often, vampire novels focus on the backstory of how they came to be in that world but this just focuses entirely on Lyd's experience over a few days. There are some flashbacks, but if you think about how you think over the course of a few days, yeah there are some flashbacks! It felt very millennial, reflective, modern, and sort of weird. I liked the connection the art world, perhaps this is something that drew me in. 

Honestly it almost deserves the category of "eating disorder" book. The sexual assault was not as bad as it could have been, but still very eerie. They delved into some more last minute as the book ended, which I felt was unnecessary. 

Overall, I'd recommend it as a weird contemporary London art world millennial vampire escape. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Dementia, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, and Colonisation

tamara_joy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Blood, and Dementia

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

bouebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Blood, and Stalking