Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Lapin Maudit by Bora Chung

75 reviews

emk5's review against another edition

dark sad tense

3.25

It was certainly cursed?? Mostly just disturbing and unsettling. I tried to add all the CW's but definitely might have missed some. Would not personally recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest

dalstellar's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

so fucked up... memorable tho!

impossible to rate altogether some real hits and misses

fav story: the embodiment
least fav: scars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Incest, Dementia, and Car accident

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Excrement

Moderate: Child death and Death

sneakysophster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Weird, violent, gross, fairy-tale-esque, existential representations of the patriarchy, relationships with parents, capitalism, and greed. One of my favorite short story collections probably ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

_lars_'s review against another edition

3.75

This is an absolute vile and incredibly strange collection of short stories. Bora Chung has such a unique voice & deserves so much more attention imo. [3.75☆] 

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'The Head' - 4.5☆
 'The Embodiment' - 4☆
 'Cursed Bunny' - 3.5☆
 'Frozen Finger' - 2.5☆
 'Snare' - 3.5☆ ; this one made me queasy (tw: child & animal abuse, incest, forced c-section, blood)
 'Goodbye, My Love' - 4☆
 'Scars' - 3.5☆ (tw: abuse)
 'Home Sweet Home' - 3.5☆
 'Ruler of the Winds & Sands' - 4.5☆
 'Reunion' - 3☆

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Child abuse

cs172's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Vomit

rlhreads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? Yes

3.25

A hard to read boot at times - definitely one of the most messed up books I’ve ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rachellen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

The writing is exceptional! I read it in 24hrs because it was such a pleasure. I would have given 5/5, but I felt a couple of the short stories in the collection dropped off compared to the first 4/5 stories. 

I really enjoyed the reflection of life, almost cautionary tales yet not so at the same time. They were all crafted well and were haunting to say the least! Very glad I read it. If you like immersive writing and weird fiction, definitely give this a read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, and Suicide

virginplatonic's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Incest, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and War

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