Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

47 reviews

spadedigsbutts's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Just a very raw book in general! Lots of poetic language and it really just dives into the story right away. I didn't quite get a grasp of the personalities of the main two characters, but it was absolutely fine for what it is. 

[Will add more later!]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

schnaucl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

It took me a little while to warm up to the story but by the end I liked it.  

The prose is very descriptive and the story gives you a strong sense of place.  I consider myself to have a pretty good vocabulary, but there were more than a few words I didn't know.

The main characters were compelling and so was the story.

The short story at the end was a perfect addition.   I liked that it was its own separate thing but added a rich layer to the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

existentialhell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism and Sexual violence

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

thegayestghost's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

kelskiiz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

soooooo good, super dark and explicit but beautifully written imagery. the way their relationship was written was one of my favourite things; not many words, tender actions, and understanding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual assault

maybephasing's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement

mattyb's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

carolined314's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

Brutal, precise, haunting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Miscarriage, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

andromeway's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I would give this a solid 3 but the epilogue gave me what I didn't know I needed so it gained another half star. 
The language was thick and rambling. Sometimes it felt in the way of the story like I had to clear away debris to get to the main substance. I think the novella's brevity worked in its favor because the language would have been exhausting in a full novel. 
The story itself was interesting, I enjoyed the story telling. Not sure I would gravitate to this author again though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail