Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Blasted by Sarah Kane

6 reviews

felicityebhaslin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

I hate shock value fictional literature like this. I admit that if you remove the shock value, there’s still a lot going on. But I just don’t see the point of using violence as a device like this… there are other ways of making a point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

plastik_child's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Torture

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Cannibalism

emha's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Excrement

recriminator's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Excrement

rubymuzzy's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.5

Disturbing and shocking but incredibly revolutionary as a play. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

heathermesley's review

dark fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Cannibalism