Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Cows by Matthew Stokoe

20 reviews

katenorman17's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Cannibalism, Child death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death of parent, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Islamophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Blood, Racial slurs, Violence, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

nadavis94's review

Soooo disturbing and nauseating. I might finish but I needed a very long break.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

janachigo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

michloue's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Animal death, Gore, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

dumaurier's review

dark slow-paced

0.5

skimmed this because i had superiority complex and thought i could handle it, turns out not really. can’t give the full zero stars bc the plot is interesting to say the very kindest, and the writing is technically engaging. but good god the content …………

Spoiler

out of everything going on in this garbage pile im really getting stuck on the fact bro was jealous of the cow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Excrement, and Gore

vile

hannahbananasue's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

The most disgusting book I have ever read. I can’t say that I wasn’t entertained though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

reddarko's review

Shock value just for the sake of shocking readers. No substance outside of that. I don't mind gore and gross out things, but I like to have some sort of substance alongside it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, and Body horror

catsy2022's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Gore, Pregnancy, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Murder, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Death, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Self harm

atranscryptid's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• 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

The Jungle by way of Rob Zombie. Hard read, not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

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

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

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