Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Cows by Matthew Stokoe

2 reviews

earsore's review

challenging dark fast-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

2.5

Not sure if this was an allegory that flew over my head or just a total exercise in shock value, but either way it was... uh... something I guess.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic friendship, Blood, Gore, Mental illness, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Racial slurs

cupcait's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

visceral reaction, decently written

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Bullying, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Rape, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs