Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Binewskis by Katherine Dunn

22 reviews

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lucianacandler's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

5.0

This is without a doubt the weirdest book I've ever read. I loved it. Absolutely unforgettable. I can see myself coming back to it again and again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

At times it's not an easy book to stomach. There are things that will shock and repulse far more than the things you expect. But it's well worth a read, and you come away with more sense of love and humor than any of the horrific acts that took place.

alixfitz0926's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, and Violence

mondovertigo's review against another edition

dark slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

autumnwhite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

emily_weiss's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book will probably stick with me for the rest of my life; it's unlike anything I've ever read before. It's so unique and horrible yet the author did a good job of making the characters lovable despite how different they were. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dannybrown59's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

4.5

I absolutely loved this book but parts of it were confusing. Its strange and disturbing. Just when you think it can't get any worse it does. I was pretty shocked by what happened to the twins and it was really sad. Honestly the whole book is depressing. I just wish the whole book was as descriptive as certain parts. I didn't understand parts of it but still really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Violence, and Pregnancy

maekay's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

2.0

Bordered on torture porn, not sure why I finished this. Little baffled this won an award.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

lilkstew's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

1.5

This book felt like it snowballed out of control and all the author could do was keep running with it. She somehow managed to fit every taboo topic into this book without making great points about any of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

oliviawinchester's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Definitely worth a read but bear in mind there are several topics and events in the novel that may be triggers (body modification/mutilation, incest, murder, animal cruelty, sexual assault).     

Very interesting in terms of discussing theories of the Grotesque, particularly grotesque bodies and the Carnival. It also alludes to novels such as Frankenstein dealing with issues of creation and grapples with white man's continuous aim to conquer nature and undermines it. It is a complex novel, and although it points to some conclusions I do not agree with on the whole is very interesting in its discussion of topics that are normally the taboo. It makes you question whether the grotesque is more the norm than the norm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder