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paziicrm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Infertility, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexism, Torture, Body horror, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Suicide
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Excrement, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Body horror, Confinement, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Vomit, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcohol
Minor: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, War, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Infertility, Incest, and Rape
bugle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Abortion, Medical trauma, Body horror, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, and Infidelity
mfrisk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Body horror, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Murder, Gore, Violence, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Child abuse, Confinement, Pregnancy, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Self harm, War, Excrement, Grief, Animal death, Gaslighting, Torture, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
Minor: Ableism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Incest, Vomit, Sexual content, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity
Menstruation ("The Head," "The Embodiment").lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Mental illness, Excrement, Suicide, Blood, and Car accident
Moderate: War, Death of parent, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Incest, Sexual content, Vomit, Gun violence, and Genocide
caitlindoesntread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug use, Infidelity, and War
mommarex1221's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Excrement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Vomit, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
sarahsbooklife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Definitely give this book a read if you enjoyed Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo or Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, and Violence
Moderate: War, Sexism, Blood, Suicide, Murder, Infidelity, Death, Incest, Pregnancy, and Violence
Minor: Slavery and Animal death
charleyroxy's review against another edition
5.0
As an important note, I will include a list of content warnings below because it is long. If you are squeamish about bodily fluids you won't make it past the first story. There is gore, abuse, animal cruelty, suicide, and more so be prepared. I loved finding this quote of Chung's from an interview about her writing to give you an idea:
"I don’t feel scared at all when writing horrific or gory scenes. I think it’s because my intention is more to imagine what an ordinary person wouldn’t do or wouldn’t react to, of that twist in the character’s behavior. Aside from making up a fun plot, you’ve got to make the unusual reactions of your characters believable if you want to convince your reader. I think the power of writing is in this ability to make the reader believe. I wanted to see how far I could push that in my writing. That’s all I was trying to do, and it’s amusing to me when people say my characters scare them."
Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Pregnancy, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Suicide
Minor: Incest, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual content
While there is not a miscarriage exactly, in The Embodiment there is a scene that would be quite triggering to those who have had the experience.