256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857308610
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Verve Books
Publication date: 27 July 2024
Description
At a meatpacking facility in the Missouri Ozarks, Dee-Dee and her co-workers kill and butcher 40,000 chickens in a single shift.The work is repetitive and brutal, with each stab and cut a punishment to her hands and joints, but Dee-Dee’s more conc...
Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews
Moods
tense 33%
challenging 27%
emotional 27%
sad 27%
reflective 22%
mysterious 16%
funny 11%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 36%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, PregnancyModerate
Miscarriage, Body horror, InfidelityMinor
Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780857308610
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Verve Books
Publication date: 27 July 2024
Description
At a meatpacking facility in the Missouri Ozarks, Dee-Dee and her co-workers kill and butcher 40,000 chickens in a single shift.The work is repetitive and brutal, with each stab and cut a punishment to her hands and joints, but Dee-Dee’s more conc...
Community Reviews Summary of 26 reviews
Moods
tense 33%
challenging 27%
emotional 27%
sad 27%
reflective 22%
mysterious 16%
funny 11%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 36%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 33% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, PregnancyModerate
Miscarriage, Body horror, InfidelityMinor
Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence