Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Grimm's Fairy Stories by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

3 reviews

sare1125's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness and Blood

purplehulk713's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Jacob and Wilhelm certainly loved their tales of horror. I was rather relieved to be done, honestly, because even though I enjoyed it, it felt very repetitive with many similar plots and tropes. But the sinister and at times evil nature of the tales is spooky and tantalizing. Classic and familiar, this was quite enjoyable, but often so in small doses as one might grow tired of similar tales. But it is a cultural staple, and it gives so much more significance to these stories’ successors. It’s something everyone should read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail