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lunar_witch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Torture, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, and Confinement
megxn07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief, Torture, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Mental illness
jeslis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
- Kafka's imagery is extremely vivid and harrowing despite surrounding somewhat mundane settings.
- I feel like Kafka is a good classic to start with and analyse once you know his biographical history — themes of parenthood, fear, horror to do with the mundane world, bureaucracy, etc.
- Some favs from this collection: Metamorphosis, Before The Law, The Coal-Scuttle Rider, Children on the Country Road.
- There were some I didn't really care much about though so final ranking for overall enjoyment.
Graphic: Torture
kers_tin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Classism
megselyane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, and Confinement
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence
Minor: Vomit, Ableism, and Gore
lizardteeth'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
- Negative one star on personal review
- Personal review is as following:
- 'I hated this story. Woe is me, a poor man. I just work and now I am bug. I must now reflect as everyone shoes me away as they once were afraid to. Oh yeah and my sister is mighty fine if you know what I mean. Gross.'
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Animal death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abandonment
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Torture, Animal death, Death, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death of parent, Excrement, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism
peachyprarthna'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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Torture
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Torture
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, and Suicide
brnineworms's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Cultural appropriation, Ableism, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Body horror, War, Classism, Colonisation, Dementia, Excrement, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexual content
I tagged abandonment but neglect would be more accurate, and although not explicitly presented as an eating disorder I did tag that for the description of intentional starvation