Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Dogs of Summer: A Novel by Andrea Abreu, Andrea Abreu

56 reviews

_tannel's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

Uncomfortable and frank account from a ten year old girl with a dysfunctional relationship with her best friend and awkward sexual exploration. Kind of all over the place. Kind of gross. Not my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death

fuzzyfairy's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

robyn1998's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective 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

3.0

I enjoyed my time listening to this but I'm not sure that I would recommend it? I wish it focused more on Canarian culture and the life of Isora and the unnamed character (another unnamed character, WHY!?!?! So annoying!) and less on poop, vomit, enemas, constipation, diarrhoea, masturbation and vaginas. I don't mind gross books and I think these subjects can be tackled effectively but here it just felt like something the author inserted to produce a reaction because she didn't know what else to say. I also find it annoying that people compare every book about female friendship to My Brilliant Friend as if there isn't a large range of subjects that these books can cover. The end kind of came out of nowhere as well to be honest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, and Vomit

mianb's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Excrement, and Vomit

malineu's review against another edition

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

nad_books623's review against another edition

This is not what I expected. The cover has children that look like 13-15 but the characters are supposed to be 10. I  do not like the writing style and I would have to force myself to finish this book. I also think that this book is a little gross. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit

thereadingsensation's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit

Moderate: Child death and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse

v4mpstarzz's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

Genuinely don’t know how to rate this book. People weren’t lying when they described it as “all the weird parts of girlhood.” It reminded me of all of the gross (and also very queer) things my friends and I would get up to around that age. I think the author did a great job at capturing that grimy feeling, as well as the confusing transition period as a kid. Going from innocence and ignorance to being vulgar and disgusting. The chapters make you feel like you’re remembering bits and pieces of the narrators childhood, which make it quick to get through. I found a lot of the misspellings and misuse of english words to be funny and endearing. I still have so many thoughts but I’m going to stop here. I’d definitely say give it a read, just make sure you check the content warnings beforehand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, and Vomit

julesceasara's review against another edition

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

2.5

Gross but I guess that was most of the plot. The fact they were 10 years old was kind of Ick. However it was a very quick, engrossing read. For the life of me I can’t figure out the ending like wtf actually happened and I can’t find any mention of it online I feel like I’m losing my mind. Did someone die? Or not? Like I don’t know, and it seems like no one else does either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

jennifercheck's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Rape

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Excrement, and Vomit