Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Kink by Garth Greenwell, R.O. Kwon

6 reviews

quinwithonen's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Infidelity, Violence, and Vomit

psi_fi's review against another edition

dark emotional relaxing medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Incest, Racism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

invaderlinz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

I enjoyed almost every story but the last, some more than others - as is the way with a lot of short story collections. I think it’s a solid collection, but not as out there as I had expected from all of its hype. I did really love reading these stories from authors I’ve found over the past few years, and seeing them write in a totally different way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Deadnaming and Incest

deedireads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

All my reviews live at https://deedispeaking.com/reads/.

TL;DR REVIEW:

Given the editors and lineup of contributors, it comes as no surprise when Kink is exactly as good you expect it’s going to be.

For you if: You’re interested in short stories that explore humanity. And you are OK with sexual content, even when it is heavy and dark.

FULL REVIEW:

Listen, you don’t really need me to write a review here. All you have to do to know how good this collection is is read the list of contributing writers. This is a group of some of the most INCREDIBLE literary voices of our generation. Carmen Maria Machado? Brandon Taylor? Alexander Chee? ROXANE GAY? You don’t need me, lol.

BUT here I am: Yes, this book is as incredible as you’re expecting. Yes, these stories are moving and squirmy and steamy and emotional and raw and human all the other adjectives you’re expecting. Full stop.

I could call out every single story for different worthy reasons, but I do think that my favorite (as painful as it is to even have to choose a favorite) was “Scissors” by Kim Fu. It was about a woman who was the object in a live show of suspense, where her stage partner acted like she might cut her with scissors and then made the audience think that she was fooling her into believing violence. The reading experience was somehow JUST like being in that audience, like when you watch a stunt show with swords. You KNOW it’s staged and that she’s safe but like…what if she’s not??? You hardly dare to breathe the whole time. But like…in a short story. INCREDIBLE.

Anyway, please read this daring, artful collection of stories about how the deepest parts of our humanity can be revealed in our most intimate moments. Maybe just don't read it in public. 😉



TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Sexual content, including sadomasochism and consensual violence; Sexual assault/rape; Deadnaming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence

Moderate: Deadnaming

bookwormymegan's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Deadnaming, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, and Sexism

caseythereader's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Deadnaming, Drug use, Gore, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Incest