Reviews tagging 'Death'

Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

55 reviews

an_apollinaria's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

4.5

If Genesis met Blue Beard while tripping off a tab.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Murder

abrasieve's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Murder

Moderate: Death and Gaslighting

bocker_enligt_angelica's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

batcaves's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I feel like this is hard to review without spoiling the plot, but it’s a dark, Stepford Wives meets Christian mythology kind of deal. I think this was overall an effective and interesting novella, but falls short in tension/mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, and Blood

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Gaslighting

orizenda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.5

I actually had a lot of fun with this one. Beautifully written, too. Interested to read more from Valente.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

bugsanddirt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

hapikohw's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

***Spoilers!***

It is, much like Mother! by  Darren Aronofsky, something I expect you will love or hate. It is another biblical metaphor through the eyes of the woman/mother/Eve/Lilith where we see how disempowered she is to the things around her and how in this perspective God may be a patriarchal light-antagonist to her. They even both end somewhat the same with a new "her" after the destruction of the old.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood