Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

463 reviews

haleybooks0318's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

masonwe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Transphobia

jessdownes's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

pola_pocket_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

I can't say I liked the book because I truly didn't, which is weird because unhinged women characters is my cup of tea. But damn Irina was truly unlikable. Some parts were funny but the whole book was just an acid trip. Very much unreliable narrator which I loved. Ultimately I kept reading the book because I simply couldn't stop. I guess the story was entertaining and Irina was so crazy I wanted to see what the hell she would do next. I feel like nothing really happend, the closing of the book wasn't strong enough for me so I don't think I'll be recommending or reading this book again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

bradfordh's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Some reviews said it was funny, which shocks me. Did not get the humor. Was dark and painful to read at times, but couldn’t stop reading it and when I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

kristenreids's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

Idk why this is listed as horror because it’s not. It’s a good book, but not what I was looking for. Was mostly psychological. I found myself mostly just hating and psychoanalyzing the main character. I still don’t understand what the point of the book was. Gave it a four because it somehow managed to be interesting without having a true plot. Lots of drugs and self destruction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic friendship

itsameh's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Toxic friendship

mybestfriendisabook's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

dark messy MC that’s kinda fun. quick read. when the title made sense 😳 oh boi 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

christrep1dation's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

4.25

Genuinely loved this book and can’t really explain why.
I think comparing this to Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation makes me like this book even more (because I wasn’t the biggest fan of that depiction of an unlikeable woman). 

I found Irina to be genuinely insane, yet I had moments when I was really rooting for her. But she’s unhinged for sure. 

I don’t know if this was supposed to be a book exploring misogyny or analyze gender dynamics too deeply, but I still thought some of the scenes and Irina’s inner thoughts had me thinking about that stuff and like the power dynamics between men and women specifically. (and having it centered around the art world added a layer of that exploration too). 

Overall - kinda funny, kinda crazy, love female rage, hated everyone at least a little bit but still enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

buffalo666's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia