Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Human Sacrifices by María Fernanda Ampuero

7 reviews

qpqdelia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Some really good stories in this little anthology, though they’re often very, very short. Would read one at a time, for the most part, and by the time I was done I’d sit and think about what I’d read. I wanted to, was compelled to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

chavonnwshen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

howlinglibraries's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

 What a gorgeous, unsettling, heart-wrenching collection of stories. This book won't be for the faint of heart; it contains a tremendous amount of difficult content and is layered with endless metaphors for rape culture, colonization, racism, and more — but if you feel comfortable taking it on, it will be well worth your time.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Certainly a book full of violent stories. I wanted a lot of them as full, stand alone books! But there were definitely some flat stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, and Infidelity

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Classism

tw for necrophilia didn’t think I’d ever have to say that 😐

lady_oracle's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Incest, Infertility, Excrement, Vomit, and War

doomluz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

Creepy, disturbing, and sad short stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Pedophilia

Minor: Infertility

eggandart's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, and Torture