Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

18 reviews

danielatheinkdrinker's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

this book reminds me there is nothing more poetic than a raging psychotic woman. I laughed out loud, I cried at the very end and leaving away my prose: it made my fucking week. I loved it, it was raw ( no pun intended) with the criticism of what we deem correct, or moral, while also managing to even in the most sordid moments to force the reader to feel identified with a cannibalistic female who lacked empathy or emotions. A new favorite. Dorothy Daniel’s, you are the most ravishing competent woman in this murderous fictional world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit

baublemoon's review against another edition

dark reflective tense

• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Death of parent

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Car accident, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

This book was beautifully written and grotesque. It was both funny and unbelievably unhinged. It made me laugh and cringe, and feel sad. It was just so good. There were some sections that were difficult for me to get through but as a whole this is such a solid piece of literature and such a good addition to the "unhinged woman" literary sub genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, and Outing

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Car accident, and Alcohol

jolyne's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense 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

5.0

Summers’ writing style is insane and decadent; every page is chock-full with words that feel plump enough to eat lol. The story flips between campy dry humor and brutally disturbing descriptions, but it stays consistently clever. I did laugh out loud a good amount. A warning: there is strong sexual content and the descriptions of the protag’s mutilations leave little to the imagination. It’s funny that this is the first story that I’ve read where our lead is horrifying and twisted, but loveable in a way that makes me feel like I’ve lost a friend after finishing the book. Some things are iffy but make sense when you contextualize them with how icky Dorothy is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

arys_library's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I’m glad I’m a vegan. 

I absolutely loved this book. I knew it would be graphic but it was beyond what I was thinking it would be. Everything was so graphic and detailed which made me read a bit slower than usual but the writing style was still amazing. At times I feel like the author was being too descriptive, she described everything in great detail but it got to the point where things were so repetitive and I had to take a break. But besides that, I absolutely loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing and Vomit