Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Cows by Matthew Stokoe

17 reviews

atranscryptid's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

The Jungle by way of Rob Zombie. Hard read, not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

seraphina2000's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Pregnancy

rileye's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This book is really gross and awful and I'm not sure it's even good and it might be my favorite book I've read in the last few years. The definition of a guilty pleasure, I read cows in a single night after finding a pdf on some internet form site. It's basically a coming of age story on PCP with a healthy dose of animal cruelty and possible psychosis. Don't read this probably. Again, I'm not sure it's actually any good I'm just a sicko.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Murder

Gross book, again not for someone put off by ridiculously graphic stuff. Also features one of those captive bolt cow stunnerr things, so that's always good.

cupcait's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

visceral reaction, decently written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

eileenmccoy's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Medical content

I get what the book was trying to say but like did we have to include extreme bestiality? Sickening. But the ending was decent and that’s about it.

yennifer's review against another edition

challenging dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dromedaryreader's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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

As disgusting as promised. Hated reading every minute but couldn't look away for a second. Disappointed that I might never find another book that does quite what this one does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia and Incest