Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite

77 reviews

ryankaybee's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Gore, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Excrement, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

gia0203's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

It’s a subversive story, perhaps even an important one, but I didn’t find myself engaged with it. It felt far from the extreme gay horror I was expecting. At times it was poignant but at others it felt rushed and cliche. 

I like it far more on reflection than when I was reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Addiction and Xenophobia

blooddrvnk's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Homophobia, Blood, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gore, and Murder

quietlex's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I have no complaints. As twisted as it is, I was cheering inside when Andrew and Jay finally found each other. To be able to know another so deeply at their core, and have your fleeting time together ripped away so soon. This is a beautifully written dark horror, eloquent and right to the point. The ending feels a bit rushed and sad, such is death. Very fitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Police brutality, Rape, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Dementia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Abortion, Addiction, Self harm, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Cannibalism, and Cursing

bowlingforboots's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, Blood, and Police brutality

niccolowilliam's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

It started out horrible then got slightly better towards the end. Dont get me wrong i love disturbing and grotesque things. It honestly wasnt the way they talked about cannibalism and necrophillia it was the weird was they talked about asians and the fact that its clearly Jeffery dahmer 'inspired' (im using the nicer word) which made me really uncomfortable. His victims were real people and the author is definitely not in the demographic that dahmer went after to say the least so ot just feels tone deaf. Every gay charecter is a negative stereotype and

Spoiler

jay and andrew dont even meet until near the end of the story but the summary makes it seem like the main point of the book will be them together not just the mediocre conclusion

Even the sexual and gory stuff (so every other page) felt more for the sake of being shocking and disturbing than weaving an actual plot sometimes. I gave it two stars because there are definitely some moments i liked but i dont even have the energy to write every single issue i had with this story down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Xenophobia, Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Outing, Stalking, Slavery, Incest, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality

phoenixfire's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Sexual content

Minor: Incest, Rape, Racism, and Homophobia

cnossek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Abandonment, Body horror, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Torture

firstknight's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Drug use, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Addiction, Murder, Rape, Gore, Body horror, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Homophobia, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity, Hate crime, and Incest

saintersatz's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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

4.25

Disgusting, horrifying, and yet somehow very deeply erotic. 

This book left me feeling completely empty, but I enjoyed the wild ride all the same.

This book was a page-turner. Somewhat predictable moments in plot, but not in a way that spoiled the fun. Sometimes very funny, often very emotional, and almost always very disturbing. 

I have a hard time recommending this book, not only for the deeply transgressive themes and scenes, but also because it feels a bit like empty horror. I didn't have much of a takeaway and I felt almost numb by the ending-- but perhaps there's some cruel genius in that?

Check the trigger warnings and read if it seems up your alley. Have fun!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Stalking

This books takes place during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 80s/90s. Some may find the harsh discussion about this disease and the politics surrounding it difficult. This book contains several non-consensual sexual scenes between queer men, including murder, rape, cannibalism, and necrophilia. Very disturbing and not for the faint of heart.