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Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

30 reviews

joensign's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Homophobia and Pedophilia

qpenguin98's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a really refreshing read. Listening especially, I think all three of the narrators did an incredible job of setting tone and voice of each of the characters and settings. It has one of the most frank and direct discussions of failed suicide that I’ve read, especially in its lack of self pitying flowery language. 

I think making all of the characters flawed, some more than others, really helps ground you in their pieces. No one in this book is perfect and that's what makes them all so lifelike. 

It was explicitly queer, unapologetically honest, and was a really fun listen. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

kimothay's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my first Brandon Taylor read! Short story collections are usually not my favorite because I very much need detailed, direct character development to thoroughly get invested in a story. However, I enjoyed many of the stories in this collection and I’m interested to read more of Taylor’s work. This is definitely a dark read with lots of content/trigger warnings; however, since the main theme of the book is how humans seek connection but resort to violence, it was to be expected. I would have liked to see more character development or addressing of core problems, but overall, I enjoyed the collection. The standout for me was Anne of Cleves. 

Potluck: 4/5

Little Beast: 4/5

Flesh: 3.5/5

As Though That Were Love: 3.5/5

Proctoring: 4/5

Filthy Animals: 3/5

Mass: 2.5/5 

Anne of Cleves: 4.5/5 

Apartment: 3/5 

What Made Them Made You: 4/5

Meat: 3/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Grief, and Outing

reb_knits's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

The structure got a little confusing but I loved the idea — having short stories that alternate between a central character and stories of related and unrelated other characters that enrich the themes of the main character 

Definitely excited to read more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

loganmedrano's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

ultracafeinada's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia

raoulalexander's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

the best short story collection I've read so far

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

dogmp3's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, and Suicide attempt

glorifiedloveletters's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

I liked this a lot, though I admit to some discomfort with some of the violence. And that feels sort of intentional, theme-wise, which is fine. Ymmv

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit

changelingreader_adrian's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, and Death of parent