Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Elegy for the Undead by Matthew Vesely

2 reviews

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

A quick, interesting read. Good take on "zombies" and very well written. Sad but good! I would love to read a longer version to feel a bit more connected to the characters for the end to have that big emotional impact. But still a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Child death and Homophobia

marisacarpico's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

The only other book I picked up at this year's BK Book Fest and, wow, what a find. Glad I ignored the awkwardness of knowing the author was sitting right there and didn't ignore the way this book kept drawing me back.

Beautifully written and felt. Sophisticated in everything from its understanding of the grief that springs from protracted terminal illness to the complexities of maintaining a romantic relationship. There is both beautiful language here and really compelling plotting, allowing one character to start at the beginning of the relationship and the other to track its end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content