Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger

53 reviews

tersirat's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A macabre and agonizing story of a never-ending hunger. I think Tantlinger's writing here is best described as festering. It is absolutely dripping with exquisitely putrid details of horror that makes you crawls under your skin and make you squirm. Although I really enjoyed her writing, I didn't find the overall book compelling. It is still a fun piece of horror and worth the read especially if you're interested in obscure and gore-y horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

lynnelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.75

This book made we want to puke. That is a compliment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cannibalism

perkyanda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

5.0

Whaaaaaaaaaaat

So normally I don’t really love the

women be crazy

genre of horror, or

gross out

horror, but here they join together perfectly in a <spoiler >gross disgusting sad fucked up tense whirlwind of ewwwww. </spoiler >

I can’t recommend this to anyone. It was literally nauseating. But it felt authentic and real and rough. 

The Dr. Fawning thing

was a bit obvious too early for the reveal to have proper impact, but overall, I loved it bc it did show that deep inside she had juuuust enough self awareness to almost be able to help herself. But not enough, not enough.</spoiler >

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

mahitdzmare's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death of parent

tomiebear's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

she ate!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Cannibalism

americattt's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.25

"Freedom is all I want, to shift my spine and shoulder blades like tectonic plates and grow wings instead. Fly, fly away..."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Murder

ariannadanyel's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Very well written and extremely vivid disturbing imagery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

angrboda's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

oh my god. feminine wrath & rage in the most disgusting way. i loved it. it made me too sick to eat my lunch, but it was worth it. i love the language, the metaphors, the dialogue, everything. perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Homophobia

rintyrant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, and Murder

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

Minor: Cancer and Racism