chaari's review against another edition
3.0
Bevor ich irgendetwas zu dem Buch sage muss ich ganz ehrlich mal noch eine kleine Warnung aussprechen: Dieses Buch ist nichts für zart besaitete Seelchen, oder Menschen mit schwachem Magen. Lest dieses Buch nicht auf leeren Bauch und setzt euch in der Sbahn nicht neben Omis wenn ihr dieses Buch lesen wollt (die lesen mit und wollen dann wissen was mit euch nicht stimmt. Mir original so passiert >.<).
Dieses Buch ist verstörend, ekelerregend und ganz ehrlich, über meine Komfortzone hinaus widerlich. Dieses Buch bricht jedes Tabu: Gewalt, Sex, Vergewaltigungen, jegliche Art von Körperflüsigkeiten (und ich meine wirklich - jede), Kannibalismus, Obszönitäten, Grausamkeiten - alles. Dieses Buch macht vor nichts und niemandem Halt - nicht vor Babies, der Kirche, netten alten Ladies - vor absolut gar nichts. Mir ist besonders zu Anfang des Buches echt richtig schlecht geworden, alles wird sehr wortreich und detailliert beschrieben.
Trotzdem, und das sage ich fast widerwillig, trotzdem übt Bighead eine gewisse Faszination aus. Wenn man sich mal durch den Ekel und die Skepsis hindurchliest, ist es ein wahnsinnig gut geschriebenes Buch. Gut schreiben kann der Herr Lee. Ohne Frage. Bighead ist aus verschiedenen Sichtweisen geschrieben und jede Sichtweise ist stilistisch anders und dem Charakter aus dessen Sicht berichtet wird angepasst. Das ist wahnsinnig schlau gemacht und hat das Buch immer interessant gehalten.
Insgesamt ein für die entsprechende Zielgruppe wahnsinnig gutes Buch, trotzdem war das vermutlich doch das letzte Buch, dass ich von dem Autor gelesen habe. Ich bin wohl eine von den zart besaiteten Mädchen ^^
Dieses Buch ist verstörend, ekelerregend und ganz ehrlich, über meine Komfortzone hinaus widerlich. Dieses Buch bricht jedes Tabu: Gewalt, Sex, Vergewaltigungen, jegliche Art von Körperflüsigkeiten (und ich meine wirklich - jede), Kannibalismus, Obszönitäten, Grausamkeiten - alles. Dieses Buch macht vor nichts und niemandem Halt - nicht vor Babies, der Kirche, netten alten Ladies - vor absolut gar nichts. Mir ist besonders zu Anfang des Buches echt richtig schlecht geworden, alles wird sehr wortreich und detailliert beschrieben.
Trotzdem, und das sage ich fast widerwillig, trotzdem übt Bighead eine gewisse Faszination aus. Wenn man sich mal durch den Ekel und die Skepsis hindurchliest, ist es ein wahnsinnig gut geschriebenes Buch. Gut schreiben kann der Herr Lee. Ohne Frage. Bighead ist aus verschiedenen Sichtweisen geschrieben und jede Sichtweise ist stilistisch anders und dem Charakter aus dessen Sicht berichtet wird angepasst. Das ist wahnsinnig schlau gemacht und hat das Buch immer interessant gehalten.
Insgesamt ein für die entsprechende Zielgruppe wahnsinnig gutes Buch, trotzdem war das vermutlich doch das letzte Buch, dass ich von dem Autor gelesen habe. Ich bin wohl eine von den zart besaiteten Mädchen ^^
lmar1994's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The gore and sexual violence in this book is very overwhelmed at times and feels like it takes away from the main story sometimes, but overall I liked the story and the last half of it was a rollercoaster and really fun to read. I read the edition with the authors original restored ending, and seeing how it ended, I am very curious to see what the alternate ending was, because the restored ending was nothing short of f***ing crazy, in a good way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Torture, Vomit, Self harm, Violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cannibalism, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
shubh_reads_constantly's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
owlribbon's review against another edition
dark
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Excrement, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Body horror, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
twerkingtobeethoven's review
4.0
So i'se done finishd this, an'ha kyn 'nestly says it was sum good harmless fun, hey!
Anyway, here's what this meld of offense akin to ass sweat, week-old underarm b.o., old shit and stale piss and halitosis and dick-stink and God knows what else, all distilled down by the heat of the earth is all about.
There's this bigass deformed sumbitch with a huge fuckoff head and an even bigger cock who goes 'round raping everything walking on two legs, cracking their head open, and eating their brains when he's finished.
Then there's this couple of hill-billy motherfuckers who entertain the same sort of hobby, only they don't like the taste of human brain.
Then there's a blond bombshell writer suffering from nymphomania and fucking every male human being she stumbles upon.
Then there's a foul-mouthed badass catholic priest who's absolutely ace at kicking arse.
Then there's Jesus wearing rock t-shirts and scrounging cigarettes.
Mix everything together, add a monumental amount of Southern drawl and a ton of WTF splatter bits, and there you gaw, you'se done gotten yer Edward Lee's musterpiss or wutever yawl wanna call it, ahdun 'no.
Anyway, here's what this meld of offense akin to ass sweat, week-old underarm b.o., old shit and stale piss and halitosis and dick-stink and God knows what else, all distilled down by the heat of the earth is all about.
There's this bigass deformed sumbitch with a huge fuckoff head and an even bigger cock who goes 'round raping everything walking on two legs, cracking their head open, and eating their brains when he's finished.
Then there's this couple of hill-billy motherfuckers who entertain the same sort of hobby, only they don't like the taste of human brain.
Then there's a blond bombshell writer suffering from nymphomania and fucking every male human being she stumbles upon.
Then there's a foul-mouthed badass catholic priest who's absolutely ace at kicking arse.
Then there's Jesus wearing rock t-shirts and scrounging cigarettes.
Mix everything together, add a monumental amount of Southern drawl and a ton of WTF splatter bits, and there you gaw, you'se done gotten yer Edward Lee's musterpiss or wutever yawl wanna call it, ahdun 'no.
andrueb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
oakleighsawyer's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-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
4.0
rachel_jozie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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
4.0
*I'm not going to give you the 'what this book is about' blurb - you can read that elsewhere.
1. My very first Lee! I will be back for more, obviously. Especially since we're reading #LeeIn23
2. I felt kinda terrible laughing during this book because it is so incredibly depraved, but the vernacular used had me absolutely CACKLING at points. It's so very good. Maybe a bit stereotypical, but then again, maybe not.
3. Dicky reminded me of Lennie from 'Of Mice and Men' and it tugged at my heartstrings. I know that he does some really bad stuff, but he seems a little slow and like he's completely being taken advantage of. Poor Dicky.
4. There are some GREAT insults in this book. Really made me want to expand my insult vocabulary.
5. Father Alexander is one of my favorite characters I've read in a while. Which was weird since he's a religious man and I typically don't like those characters at all. Maybe because he's real and down to earth. Flawed. Yeah, it's probably that he's flawed. Lee did him dirty though. I'm a little mad about that.
6. I enjoyed Lee's portrayal of Jesus. It reminded me of the way Russell Holbrook wrote Jesus in Swan Dong and it felt just about perfect.
1. My very first Lee! I will be back for more, obviously. Especially since we're reading #LeeIn23
2. I felt kinda terrible laughing during this book because it is so incredibly depraved, but the vernacular used had me absolutely CACKLING at points. It's so very good. Maybe a bit stereotypical, but then again, maybe not.
3. Dicky reminded me of Lennie from 'Of Mice and Men' and it tugged at my heartstrings. I know that he does some really bad stuff, but he seems a little slow and like he's completely being taken advantage of. Poor Dicky.
4. There are some GREAT insults in this book. Really made me want to expand my insult vocabulary.
5. Father Alexander is one of my favorite characters I've read in a while. Which was weird since he's a religious man and I typically don't like those characters at all. Maybe because he's real and down to earth. Flawed. Yeah, it's probably that he's flawed. Lee did him dirty though. I'm a little mad about that.
6. I enjoyed Lee's portrayal of Jesus. It reminded me of the way Russell Holbrook wrote Jesus in Swan Dong and it felt just about perfect.
magpie_666's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not adverse to books like this at all, but they need a story to keep the reader engaged. Just being constantly grim makes the reader desensitised too quickly and the book becomes boring quickly.
I'm sure this was two separate stories at one point. The Bighead story and the abbey story.
It was hilarious at the end though and really made me laugh. Absolute nonsense.
It reminded me of a Leicester saying "It was like chucking a sausage up Charles Street."
I think I have another Lee book on my TBR so I'll have to give it a try.
I'd only really recommend this to people who are looking for a gross out that don't want a story. But most people who like these books will be bored by the constant herang of grossness quite quickly
I'm sure this was two separate stories at one point. The Bighead story and the abbey story.
It was hilarious at the end though and really made me laugh. Absolute nonsense.
It reminded me of a Leicester saying "It was like chucking a sausage up Charles Street."
I think I have another Lee book on my TBR so I'll have to give it a try.
I'd only really recommend this to people who are looking for a gross out that don't want a story. But most people who like these books will be bored by the constant herang of grossness quite quickly
gls_merch's review against another edition
3.5
Just pages into reading The Bighead, Edward Lee punches you in the face with unspeakable acts of sex and violence. For many, that will be enough excuse to never open the pages again. For those who press onwards, you will encounter a novel in the gothic horror tradition. The female heroines arrives in a remote location complete with an abandoned abbey (covered up by the Catholic church) and a local legend about a man-child monster with a watermelon-sized noggin. Punctuated with numerous scenes of the grotesque, the multiple storylines culminate in a manic supernatural conclusion. By the end, I had chuckle as I came to the realization that Mr. Lee clearly had his tongue firmly planted in cheek the whole time.