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scifi_rat's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse and Death
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.0
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.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, and Excrement
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicide
Minor: Incest
maggieoc_x's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
cocopeia's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
lilypad537's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
wellreadandhalfdead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Suicide
medini_l'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy
dandelionsanddragons'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
the head: 5/5 haunting. amazing.
the embodiment: 5/5 body horror, so creepy
cursed bunny: 4.5/5 great story about capitalism
the frozen finger: 3/5 harder to understand but atmosphere is great
snare: 4.5/5 like a fairytale
goodbye, my love: 4/5 most realistic one
scars: 2.5/5 dragged out too much
home sweet home: 4/5 quite realistic and eerie
ruler of the winds and sands: 3.5/5 felt like something was missing, but read like a fairytale
reunion: 4.5/5 heartbreaking
“no one asked us, when we were still nameless
whether we wanted to live or not
now i wander the big city alone
looking in doors and windows
waiting and waiting for something…”
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy
seawarrior's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, and Torture
Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
poempelnator's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
And (for me) lots of horror (like really body horror right on the first short story) and that's not fully my jam.
I found some story's amazing and others really not, but overall interesting. So 3.5 is the middle ground for me.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation