Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Lord of the Flies, by William Golding

10 reviews

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Child death, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Death, Injury/injury detail, Torture, Bullying, and Cursing

ladylovestead's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Hoooooo boy did I love this book! This was dark, twisted, surreal at times and just so, so good. I'm glad I read this as an adult because I never would have caught all the glorious nuance had I read it when I was younger. This book kept me on the edge of my seat and had me gasping when things happened to certain characters. It's an interesting study on feral humanity and definitely stands the test of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Bullying

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Murder, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Animal death

finn_vibing's review

adventurous dark reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, and Death

slammabangjoe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

2.0

This was a difficult read. Both in the way it’s written, and the disgusting content. I’m not sure why this is known as one of those classic required readings for grade school. It’s graphic and jarring. 

There are so many characters who get mentioned so little and have zero development that they begin to merge together, or you’ll find yourself completely forgetting them.

I will say the effects of stress and panic on the main character were written subtly and well enough for the reader to not understand what’s happening to his mind right away. The way these young boys rationalize and comfort each other without letting themselves ask for comfort outright is realistic and sad.

So much is left unexplained in the end. Maybe it’s unsatisfying, maybe it’s effective in leaving you stunned and forcing you to fill in the gaps.

I was compelled to finish it, but I did not enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Death, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Murder, and Violence

sandy_21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, and Fatphobia

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/injury detail

sssssoup's review against another edition

dark medium-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

0.25

Most upsetting thing I’ve ever read in my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

longlostmarchsister's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.75

I hated it. Sorry not sorry. I don’t agree with whatever statement William Golding was trying to make and I also hate the man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Murder

juliannem's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Animal death, Bullying, Body horror, Blood, Gore, and Torture

powellki's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

I don't understand why this book is considered a classic. It's boring, demeaning, and full of nothing but rich white boy problems.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse