Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Deluxe Heirloom Edition by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith

4 reviews

max_pink's review against another edition

medium-paced

• 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

0.25

Absolutely putrid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Cultural appropriation

bookwormcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

nutm3g's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

2.0

I read this for a book club and had high hopes for it since I enjoyed the original novel as well as the film adaption of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. This is one of those rare cases where the movie is far better than the book, which hurts me to say. While I know this is a comedic horror retelling of a classic, I assumed the characters' motives and beliefs would stay in line with that of the original, but it really strayed in that aspect. There were a lot of things that occurred that left you thinking "what?" with little to no explanation. The zombies almost seemed haphazardly slapped into the story at times, and the fight scenes were brief with little to no action or believability (which to be fair the book is comedy centric). The several mentions of self-harm ("atonement" in the book) and casualness in which a suicide is brushed over left me feeling uneasy. If asked, I would not recommend this book to anyone and instead tell them to stick to the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

alaskaisback's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Vomit

Moderate: Ableism and Fatphobia