Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Lapin Maudit by Bora Chung

70 reviews

eegrasse's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal death, Gore, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Body horror, Cursing, Kidnapping, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, and Confinement

evakarolina's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Incest

noodelydia's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, and Incest

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Medical content, Excrement, Slavery, Body horror, Grief, Violence, War, Abandonment, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Murder, Torture, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Sexism, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Animal death, Alcohol, Abortion, Infertility, Animal cruelty, and Infidelity

claudiashelf's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

❝ Once you experience a terrible trauma and understand the world from an extreme perspective, it is difficult to overcome this perspective. Because your very survival depends on it. ❞

I was stunned reading this book; reading every chapter; every short story in this book. I read a few books that are about short story collections, and I can guarantee, this one is my favourite. In total, there are ten short stories in this book. I won’t let out every story but my favourite was the Cursed Bunny. Not because this one has a similar title to the entire book but I love how in this story, they examine a family who made or created cursed things and how they dealt with a certain one of those things. But I can ensure, that all of the short stories in this book was so intriguing to read and it has made me curious to find out more about the author, also want to read more horror story like this book. Besides, this book has everything; magical realism, horror, and sci-fi. I am not tired and bored through this book. Plus, each story has its own feels. I mean, they lean to be on the creepier side in every shorty. Oh, I just want to say— shut up and read Cursed Bunny!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Rape

cakehatwombat's review against another edition

dark reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Incest, and Animal death

Minor: Suicide

I did not personally read the first two stories, as my friend who read it before me said that they both had to do with pregnancy and/or childbirth, which are two very hard nos for me. The third story also involves pregnancy and childbirth, but in not nearly as much detail and personally I was fine reading it. Other than that, I guess the constant in all of the stories is death? So if you aren't in the mood to read about people dying, maybe sit this one out.

woolgatherer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

This was an interesting short story collection to read, with the reader drifting from one unsettling story to the next, never quite knowing what's around the corner. Perhaps what made the horror of these stories come alive as well as they did—even if fantastical—was the everyday nature of them. The horror isn't the eerie or supernatural; it's the people around you and what they're capable of doing to others for their own benefit. 

Chung explores different styles and genres in this collection; I found this interesting, but it also added to the density of this collection. I have given him praise before, but I have to give it again: Anton Hur did a phenomenal job handling these changes with his translation. 

While I didn't think all the stories were particularly memorable, the ones that really stick with you, well, will stick.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Excrement, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicide

Minor: Incest

cocopeia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Death of parent, Mental illness, Blood, Animal death, Grief, Incest, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

year23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

Weird, uncomfortable stories - in the best kind of way. Relied maybe a little too much on a twist sort of format (which were sort of easy to guess and that took away a little of the startling surprise I think the author was going for). Apart from that though, incisive examination of themes like motherhood, responsibility, and exploitation. Highly recommend if you are okay with gore in your stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Miscarriage, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Incest, Sexism, and Body horror

ropey's review against another edition

dark

3.75

all of the stories, by order of liked to least liked:

1.  Scars - who is the monster and who is the man remix with the ones who walk away from omelas
2.  Ruler of the winds and sands - a cautionary tale of love and greed
3.  The Head - an insane allegory for aging and motherhood
4.  Snare - karmic justice in the form of cyclic suffering
5.  Cursed Bunny - eat the rich cathartic revenge
6.  Home Sweet Home - a haunting not quite what you'd expect
7.  The Embodiment - pregnancy a la Diary of a Void, escalates quickly and wildly
8.  Reunion - two seemingly inconspicuous people form a strange bond that rekindles after years of separation
9.  Goodbye, My Love - AI gains sentience, and holy cow
10.  Frozen Finger - an eerie story of a tragic accident and memory loss
    
     
    
     
    
     
    
     

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest and Violence