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finnmurphy10's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
_maheen_'s review against another edition
- 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
0.5
Graphic: Cannibalism and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs
queerfucker's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Racial slurs
angievansprang's review against another edition
Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
blackcatkai's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
no. i get that it's supposed to be a satire overall and youre not meant to like the main character, but my biggest issue was how boring the entire novel is. and technically, it's only a satire in regards to the universe of food in real life, not the sexism or murder or sex or society as a whole or whatever. so maybe if it had JUST been about that, it would've been more successful for me. then the character of Dorothy would've read better with her vapid, self important, condescending, holier than thou bullshit. but not here, not when you throw in everything else.
pacing? all over the place, mainly slow. cannibalism and violence? well, its THERE, technically? but it takes forever to get to the gruesome bits and then theyre lackluster at best. this doesnt feel feminist or inclusive or a biting commentary on anything other than narcissists suck. there's also a ton of nuanced information presented in a non-nuanced way that feels like im reading an incomplete wikipedia page with no sources and missing key context. we get it, the author learned about a lot of things and wanted us to know about them, even if some info was left out, leading to what feels like misinformation, even in a fictional story.
this is more a book about gratuitous sex, fancy food, and trips to europe because its the best (except new york city, of course) than it is about cis-female empowerment, cannibalism, or violence. its repetitive use of simile, speaking down to the reader, and infodumps, left me disengaged, bored, and desperate for the end.
basically, this book was not for me, and im so glad its finally over. thank you.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Transphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
brianareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism
celelisechap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, and Xenophobia
silentprincess's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Cannibalism, and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
nochnitsa's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism, and Car accident
Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racial slurs
owenwilsonbaby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Though I struggled with the narrative voice at times, which read a little like a hardboiled detective/pulp narrator, Summers has written something really special. A Certain Hunger is undoubtedly dark, but has a lot to say both directly and indirectly about female psychopathy, the hunger of womanhood, what cannibalism can symbolise culturally and the dangers of white girlboss feminism taken too far.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia