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laffi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
whitne_ey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide
linalina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
frivilous's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and War
serotonone's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment
Moderate: Incest
jes312's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Suicide
anka_not_anchor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Abandonment
abithoughtful's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
There are a lot of weird horror short story collections out there and I think it's possible for books like this to subsist on an immaculate vibe and nothing more, which puts a lot of them very squarely middle of the road, achieving that immaculate vibe but predictably nothing more. I think this one does inch over the line into 'something more', but maybe it's just a case of what each individual reader is able to connect with the most. A few stories in here are really smart explorations of trauma, especially when we build lives on a foundation of trauma, and I loved them for that. Others don't slap quite so hard, but they all felt complete to me, they all finished their narrative sentence, which is a big tick and something short stories don't always do. On balance a very solid collection, and one I will probably revisit in future.
Faves: The Head, The Embodiment, Scars, Snare, Reunion.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Abandonment
madyoda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
If you don't like open endings or ambiguity, this book is not for you.caitlindoesntread's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Car accident, Alcohol, and War