Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Human Sacrifices by María Fernanda Ampuero

17 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

ssinforshort's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicidal thoughts

shereadytoread's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

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

3.0

This is a DARK collection of stories. They are very visceral, violent and striking. I would have enjoyed the collection more but too many of the stories were open-ended for my preference. They touch on a variety of themes like immigration, assimilation, religion, abuse and more. 

Definitely check the trigger warnings on this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

peachpapaya94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Murder

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 😐

lorie266's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I feel that sometimes I forget that horror does not have to be creepy monsters, ghosts or psycho murderers. There is horror in the things we make and see as mundane, in the day to day lives of so many people. It was both heartbreaking and heartwarming to see these stories written, sold and advertised as horror because that’s exactly what they are. Eres una escritora magnífica Ampuero y te agradezco de todo corazón por esta obra de arte!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism

dracksp's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

2.5

Uso elementare del genere horror. Molte storie si poteva capire dall'inizio come sarebbero finite (che non è sempre una brutta cosa), mentre in altre il finale sembra completamente sconnesso dal resto della storia. L'antologia si vuole presentare come una riflessione sull'esperienza delle minoranze nella nostra società moderna, ma non approfondisce nessuno di questi temi in maniera soddisfacente. Per esempio, il tema della violenza sessuale sulla donna sembra utilizzato più come un qualcosa di scioccante, qualcosa che ti induce al vomito, ma non arriva mai ad una sintesi soddisfacente. Capisco perfettamente che non tutte le storie debbano essere al 100% palatabili o avere un lieto fine, ma anche attraverso finali spaventosi e tipici da horror l'autrice non riesce a raggiungere alcun tipo di catarsi. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

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

cashleykate's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.25

I went into this thinking it was a COMPLETELY different book of a similar name, but with how dark things started out, I didn't even consider I got the wrong one. That being said, I really enjoyed all the stories in this collection. The first one really grabbed me as it reminded me of the movie 'Creep.' If you are wanting horror with a different point of view, a little more raw and rough, this is the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape