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aniwillow'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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing, Excrement, Vomit, and Abandonment
typicalsynopsis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Excrement
cody's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content, Excrement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
jessicahayth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I walked into this knowing nothing and read this aloud to my wife on a 3.5 hour drive to the beach. I stopped about half way through (salamander) because I got upset. I finished it at the beach but did not read it aloud again. I told my wife the ending because I knew it would upset her more to hear or read it.
Enjoyed the writing and the stories within the story. I thought the set up was really nice and it made me enjoy the ending more. I really loved the acknowledgments. Good book if you like really fucked up shit.
I prefer bigger books so it wasn’t substantial enough for me.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
cameronrouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
i have no idea how to rate this book. this explores manipulation, sadomasochism, body horror, deep psychological horror. the love in this book is psychotic🥰
i’ve seen people criticize the author for being a non-afab individual writing a very torturous manipulative story centered around two queer women (i’ve seen it called “lesbian trauma porn”) as a queer afab person i did not find this story exploitative of the fact that the characters were two women.
it was deeply disturbing and beautifully written.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Self harm, Excrement, and Medical trauma
Minor: Vomit
anticursed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, and Pregnancy
ghosty_mcghosterson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting