rachel_jozie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
1. My very first Lee! I will be back for more, obviously. Especially since we're reading #LeeIn23
2. I felt kinda terrible laughing during this book because it is so incredibly depraved, but the vernacular used had me absolutely CACKLING at points. It's so very good. Maybe a bit stereotypical, but then again, maybe not.
3. Dicky reminded me of Lennie from 'Of Mice and Men' and it tugged at my heartstrings. I know that he does some really bad stuff, but he seems a little slow and like he's completely being taken advantage of. Poor Dicky.
4. There are some GREAT insults in this book. Really made me want to expand my insult vocabulary.
5. Father Alexander is one of my favorite characters I've read in a while. Which was weird since he's a religious man and I typically don't like those characters at all. Maybe because he's real and down to earth. Flawed. Yeah, it's probably that he's flawed. Lee did him dirty though. I'm a little mad about that.
6. I enjoyed Lee's portrayal of Jesus. It reminded me of the way Russell Holbrook wrote Jesus in Swan Dong and it felt just about perfect.
magpie_666's review against another edition
2.0
I'm sure this was two separate stories at one point. The Bighead story and the abbey story.
It was hilarious at the end though and really made me laugh. Absolute nonsense.
It reminded me of a Leicester saying "It was like chucking a sausage up Charles Street."
I think I have another Lee book on my TBR so I'll have to give it a try.
I'd only really recommend this to people who are looking for a gross out that don't want a story. But most people who like these books will be bored by the constant herang of grossness quite quickly
gls_merch's review against another edition
3.5
shawn_of_the_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
briarrabbit4293'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Incest, Gore, Excrement, Drug use, Death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape
kelli312's review against another edition
3.0
stephanieluxton's review against another edition
2.0
buzzard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
0.5
Graphic: Excrement, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Drug use, Infidelity, and Racism
vanessaliest's review against another edition
3.0
Dieses Buch ist verstörend, ekelerregend und ganz ehrlich, über meine Komfortzone hinaus widerlich. Dieses Buch bricht jedes Tabu: Gewalt, Sex, Vergewaltigungen, jegliche Art von Körperflüsigkeiten (und ich meine wirklich - jede), Kannibalismus, Obszönitäten, Grausamkeiten - alles. Dieses Buch macht vor nichts und niemandem Halt - nicht vor Babies, der Kirche, netten alten Ladies - vor absolut gar nichts. Mir ist besonders zu Anfang des Buches echt richtig schlecht geworden, alles wird sehr wortreich und detailliert beschrieben.
Trotzdem, und das sage ich fast widerwillig, trotzdem übt Bighead eine gewisse Faszination aus. Wenn man sich mal durch den Ekel und die Skepsis hindurchliest, ist es ein wahnsinnig gut geschriebenes Buch. Gut schreiben kann der Herr Lee. Ohne Frage. Bighead ist aus verschiedenen Sichtweisen geschrieben und jede Sichtweise ist stilistisch anders und dem Charakter aus dessen Sicht berichtet wird angepasst. Das ist wahnsinnig schlau gemacht und hat das Buch immer interessant gehalten.
Insgesamt ein für die entsprechende Zielgruppe wahnsinnig gutes Buch, trotzdem war das vermutlich doch das letzte Buch, dass ich von dem Autor gelesen habe. Ich bin wohl eine von den zart besaiteten Mädchen ^^