Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

25 reviews

eico_23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Blood, Excrement, and Pregnancy

dadimabookernow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Wow definitely one of the best books I've read for the year!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

elsea_readingelsea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

andatherrin's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Religious bigotry

microbemom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

haley49's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, I don’t even know where to begin. This book was a lot. Pretty traumatizing, especially at the beginning but once I got into the plot I couldn’t put it down. I would love to sit down and analyze this book to pieces with someone. It broke me for a while after reading it. Check the trigger warnings because there was a lot but if you’re interested in a feminist dystopian where you don’t know how it’s going to end—definitely check it out! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Outing

theoldhazzledazzle's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The Hunger Games meets the Maze Runner meets the Handmaid’s Tale. A little gruesome in parts but nothing too graphic. Immediately one of my favourite books; I read it in two days. Can’t recommend it enough. Perfect for those of us who loved those dystopian books when we were in school but want something a bit more reflective now. Loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book gave me serious The Village vibes from the start. I found it incredibly infuriating to read because the level of oppression just made my blood boil, especially because there were areas where I found the blind belief ridiculous. But that was the point of the book and I think it delivered its message incredibly well. Though some of the tropes were cliche and on the nose, I’m not too sure how else the development could have occurred. All and all a very entertaining read. I’m glad I picked this book up and will definitely recommend it to others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

Minor: Infertility, Excrement, and Medical trauma

ravenclawincabin13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the best distopia I have ever read!!
PLEASE READ THIS, here’s a few reasons;
•Hunger games but feminist but also •stand alone and no love triangle or technology 
•Enemies to lovers but not quite 
•Friends to lovers but not quite
•Silent revolution 
•Bring down the patriarchy 
•Really strong and badass main character 
• amazing plot twist
• every woman has an amazing power within themselves 
• beautiful family bond
• low-key lgbtqia+ representative (with phobia so beware) 
• so well written 
• really empowering 
• Almost none named male characters 
• “trust no one, not even yourself”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Infertility, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

thurs_day's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Grace Year is a dark, thought-inspiring book that tells the story of the life and experiences of women under an extreme patriarchy. It has tropes of forbidden love and is a Hunger Games meets Handmaid's Tale experience. I finished the entire book in less than 24 hours, and it left me wanting more with each page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Excrement

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, and Toxic friendship