Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Membrana by Chi Ta-wei

8 reviews

jo_lzr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved the prose of the first chapter. It was an interesting read and I did not see that plot twist coming! 
It was also very interesting to read the essay by Heinrich. It gave me a better understanding of the book. Moreover, it was a good opportunity to learn a few things about Taiwan's recent history.

It's devastating to realize what Momo's reality looks like. And I can't help but wonder what will happen if her mother dies before her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

mar's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

dude.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Cannibalism, and Murder

iammmartina_'s review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Forced institutionalization

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

spookfish's review against another edition

There is one thing I cannot read of, and that is paedophilia. I’m so sad because otherwise I was finding the discussion in this book interesting, though uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cancer and Blood

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Super fascinating setting and themes around bodily autonomy and privacy, intimacy, identity, and reality and perception. The writing style is a bit stilted and heavy on telling (Heinrich's translation of Last Words from Montmartre reads very differently, so I'm inclined to think this is also a quirk of the original); I think it generally suits the narrative but does make the twist come off a little overexplained. Heavier on philosophy than hard science, and definitely shows its age at certain points, neither of which I say as particular negatives -- overall, very interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Viral infection. Climate change/pollution in the setup.

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Rape, and Cannibalism

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Book comparisons would spoil some of the major plot points. You see the events around Momo’s hospital stay from a mile out, but no, there’s still an eerie/sinister twist, and I’m here contemplating what makes us human.

…the film isn’t about the naked body but is rather how fashion is used to conceal the body.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death