janachigo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Excrement, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
carinakastano's review
some things shouldn't be written
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Excrement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Vomit
atranscryptid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Body horror, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Rape, Animal death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Pregnancy
seraphina2000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Gore, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Murder
siobhan_leahy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
<spoiler ish here>
OK, so there is gore, there is carnage there is every trigger warning you can possibly think of and more that you can't but........ Is it realistic? Is it drawn from real life? Talking cows? Evil parents and inner personal demons?
Well I'm going to say yes!!!! And before you laugh (whoever saw a talking cow) I'll explain.
This is a story about a guy who's been abused by his only parent for 25 years, his boss at his 1st and only job sexually abuses him. Forcing him to doing things he doesn't want to, complete power trip and manipulation of the vulnerable. (sound familiar yet?)
Afraid of the world around him, desperate to be part of a normal loving family he clings to the only thing he has ever found comfort with. A disturbed girl living in a flat above him and the cows at the meat factory where he works.
His descent into madness and mental health is sadly a true reflection on the world in which we live. Working in this sector I see these vulnerable people everyday and my heart aches for them.
Mental health does not operate in the neat tidy box's we slide society into. It doesn't cover over the nasty dirty details of the human condition, like this book, it is cold, open, cruel, dirty, and outcast. Society seeks to hide it (and from it)! Mental health is a growing pandemic in today's world much like a developing herd of Murderous talking cows under a city.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Not for the faint hearted or those with a weak stomachqueenofodas's review against another edition
Graphic: Excrement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Incest, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Murder
earsore's review
- 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
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
- 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
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
buzzard's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Murder, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Excrement, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Abortion
ballepai14's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Blood, Cursing, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide, Sexual content, Rape, Miscarriage, Violence, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy