Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Book of Night Women by Marlon James

4 reviews

seph268's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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? No

4.25

This was an exceptionally hard read; the story is gruesome and left me feeling angry, and a lot of grief. It follows a legendary Jamaican slave revolt, and sheds a light on the true nature of slavery in the West Indies. Marlon James tells a story of the struggle for liberation as a Jamaican man himself, using the native language and incorporating geographical and cultural references. 
This is a book that should be read if one is looking into West Indian history, as it references other revolts in other slave holding island colonies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Body horror, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Genocide, Pregnancy, Death, Misogyny, Gore, Excrement, Classism, Violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Blood, and Racial slurs

betag1013's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Dementia, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

eegah's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

wow. this is an incredible (and difficult) read. as a history buff, this novel hits all the right stuff with regards to the nuances of Caribbean plantation life, but also gives it that human, feet-on-the-ground perspective that is missing from most history books. 

not a light read at all, but probably one of the best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion and Animal death

rosiewants2read's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The plot is good and interesting. It seesaws between boring and exciting. The dialect can be a little hard to pick up especially if you are totally unfamiliar with it, (it wasn't hard for me to understand) but I think once you get going it becomes easier. The only thing that would have made this book a 5/5 for me would be if the language wasn't so crass. Sexual violence and assault is described in (in my opinion) unnecessary detail and without any respect or care for the victim(s) or reader. If you are triggered by sexual assault or violence I strongly advise that you do not read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Murder, Pedophilia, and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism

The language is very crude. P*ssy is used OFTEN