Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Cows by Matthew Stokoe

32 reviews

angreadseverything's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

gothkicks's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• 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

3.5

Well-written but grotesque to an often gratuitous extent.  

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

katenorman17's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

nadavis94's review against another edition

Soooo disturbing and nauseating. I might finish but I needed a very long break.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

janachigo's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

michloue's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

dumaurier's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

0.5

skimmed this because i had superiority complex and thought i could handle it, turns out not really. can’t give the full zero stars bc the plot is interesting to say the very kindest, and the writing is technically engaging. but good god the content …………

out of everything going on in this garbage pile im really getting stuck on the fact bro was jealous of the cow

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Excrement, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

vile

hannahbananasue's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The most disgusting book I have ever read. I can’t say that I wasn’t entertained though. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

reddarko's review against another edition

Shock value just for the sake of shocking readers. No substance outside of that. I don't mind gore and gross out things, but I like to have some sort of substance alongside it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, and Excrement

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy