The author adds her own content warning at the introduction, so I needn't provide that here. But do take her at her word. Presumably one is not reading a horror title by an author noted for being "unabashedly transgressive" expecting a pleasant ride, but I guess you never know. The blurb, "Shocking, grotesque, and downright filthy, Brainwyrms confronts the creeping reality of political terrorism while exploring the depths of love, pain and identity," about sums it up. Rumfitt and her metaphors are not subtle. For my taste, I would even say she is heavy-handed, though seemingly self-aware about it. I'm biased and a sucker for it anything accurately described as "grotesque," especially (it seems) related to trans body horror.
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peachfiend rated A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1): 5 stars
A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin, Rob Inglis
A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to …
peachfiend finished reading Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
When a transphobic woman bombs Frankie’s workplace, she blows up Frankie’s life with it. As the media descends like vultures, …
peachfiend reviewed Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
When a transphobic woman bombs Frankie’s workplace, she blows up Frankie’s life with it. As …
Unsubtle. Hard to read, easy to parse.
4 stars
The author adds her own content warning at the introduction, so I needn't provide that here. But do take her at her word. Presumably one is not reading a horror title by an author noted for being "unabashedly transgressive" expecting a pleasant ride, but I guess you never know. The blurb, "Shocking, grotesque, and downright filthy, Brainwyrms confronts the creeping reality of political terrorism while exploring the depths of love, pain and identity," about sums it up. Rumfitt and her metaphors are not subtle. For my taste, I would even say she is heavy-handed, though seemingly self-aware about it. I'm biased and a sucker for it anything accurately described as "grotesque," especially (it seems) related to trans body horror.
peachfiend wants to read Dealing with diabetes burnout by Ginger Vieira
peachfiend wants to read Awakened by A.E. Osworth
Awakened by A.E. Osworth
A coven of trans witches battles an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and …
peachfiend wants to read Wish and the Waterfall by K. B. Bachelder
peachfiend wants to read The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life …
peachfiend wants to read The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
The Future of Another Timeline is a 2019 science-fiction novel by Annalee Newitz. The feminist time-travel adventure follows Tess, a …
peachfiend started reading Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett (Discworld)
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett (Discworld)
Unseen Academicals is the 37th novel in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. The novel satirises football, and features Mustrum Ridcully setting …