Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

8 reviews

alisonscurfield's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Dementia, Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Animal death

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Death of parent, Blood, Dementia, Racism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

itsdanibee's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Animal death

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Body horror, Colonisation, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia, Infidelity, Murder, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Child death, and Child abuse

bridgetbry's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, and Body horror

dumaurier's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Eating disorder, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Cancer, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, and Animal death

lizflynn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

I LOVED this. It’s sad, slightly unhinged, and just the right amount of creepy. Knowing Lydia’s true nature while the other characters don’t also makes parts of the story absurdly funny, too. 

The exploration of identity through body and food is so well done. Lydia is half vampire and half Japanese half Malaysian. She constantly feels disconnected from a part of herself because she never met her human dad, nor can she connect to food in a meaningful way. Kohda uses the vampire trope as a metaphor for cultural identity and the feeling of not belonging or being “good enough” that I think a lot of people who have mixed cultural backgrounds feel (I know I do). 

CW: disordered eating, descriptions of food, SA in the workplace, light body horror of the vampire variety

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual harassment, and Eating disorder

imaginaryempire's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, and Sexual assault

bouebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Stalking, Blood, and Body horror