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bhoomika26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Miscarriage, Suicide, Excrement, Abortion, and War
Moderate: Genocide and Rape
tianaaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I don't understand why people are complaining about how disgusting it is - you picked up a horror book, what did you expect? The book explores themes like the patriarchy, capitalism and unusual creatures in unsettling detail.
My favourite chapters was:
The head - a creature being made from the leftovers of a woman's toilet and it invades and ruins her life
The embodiment - A women who got pregnant despite taking birth control and was told that she would have to find someone willing to be the father in order for the baby to be alright and healthy however she is too late and just gives birth to something that is sort of described as a massive blood clot. Interesting take on societal pressures and how a child not having a father figure may not be normal whist also showing pressures of a single mother.
Cursed Bunny -Very interesting an satisfying to read. A greedy business eventually gets teared to the ground because of the sheer amount of rabbits eating documents.
Scar - The longest chapter in the book being about 52 pages. I was sort of confused about the ending but it sort of gave the meaning where a monster doesn't need to be horrifying to indity, sometimes it can be disguised as a man. The chapter itself is quite sad but it's action packed so it's still a gripping read.
Least favourite:
Ruler of the winds and sands - a princess tries to help a prince with his curse but gets stabbed in the back, a story about self discovering. I just thought it wasn't as interesting as the others and just seemed as a cliche fairytale.
Goodbye, My love - Sort of reminded me of a black mirror episode as it was a sci-fi horror. Basically, a woman has 3 robots in her house but the first one no longer works so the woman wants to have her replaced by another and so she tries to order another. However, the other 2 robots help the old robot and they just stab the woman because they explain how they don't like being replaced. Whilst I didn't hate this chapter, I did find it quite underwhelming and I just thought it wasn't very unique.
There are other chapters but this review would be too long to write about every one. In my option, not every chapter was interesting and just did have that cliche plot which made it a less unique and gripping read however Bora Chung still managed to cover a variety of genres such as greed, patriarchy and abuse in a unsettling but also sometimes humous way.
Minor: Body horror, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, and Murder
musicalpopcorn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
This book was so strange, but I was so into it!! The first story opens with quite a concept so the reader is prepared for everything that comes after, but I will say that story would also probably turn off a lot of readers…it was something else.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
valjeanval's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Excrement, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
almostqualified's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Excrement
Moderate: Animal death, Torture, and Pregnancy
Minor: Ableism, Incest, Sexual assault, and Vomit
bookforestsprite's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Die Übersetzung könnte durchaus geschmeidiger sein. Besonders bei den Geschichten, die ins Fabelähnliche gehen, hätte man den Ton besser anpassen können.
Lektorat durchwachsen – viel zu viele Kommas überall.
Insgesamt eine Sammlung außergewöhnlicher, interessant verstörender Kurzgeschichten.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Torture, Violence, Excrement, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Incest and Toxic relationship
gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
As it is horror, definitely checking the CW is something people should do before jumping in.
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide and Vomit
Minor: Misogyny and Excrement
mementomoriiv's review against another edition
The stories are really well written with interesting premises. Some are just emotionally draining.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
vixenreader'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting
Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, and Stalking
Be aware that there is characters slowly dying, hunger, starvation, c-sections, blood clots, mob violence, financial struggles, mentions of Nazism, and destruction of cities and families.v_verdesoto's review against another edition
- 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? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, and Pregnancy