Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Skříň #13 by Un-su Kim

4 reviews

ginbat's review against another edition

5.0

Maybe I’m being too generous with a 5/5, but even with the ending I’m just a sucker for a strange book, and this book was strange. Villa incognito vibes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Gore, and Excrement

Torture at the very end but it’s pretty hardcore:

main character gets his fingers and toes cut off

bullying a gal from the middle and on about her being ugly/quiet/fat

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Plot: 3.75★
Prose: 4★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 4★/4.5★
Characters: 4★
Worldbuilding: 4★
Ending: 3.75★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

jojo50's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

Weird, weird, weird book. But interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, and Kidnapping

kateofmind's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Most of the trigger warning content is in the latter part of the book. Skip the restaurant scene (which depicts a weird form of bulimia) and the scene after the narrator is tasered. You won't really miss any plot points.