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exlibrisphoebe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Confinement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Torture, and Cursing
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts
beejumpe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Death
Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault
th3bookthief's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Blood, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Cursing, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement
itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Gun violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment and Vomit
Minor: Suicide, War, Torture, Cannibalism, Drug use, Violence, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Animal death
vyralvyris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder, War, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Blood, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cannibalism
paigie_pie's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Excrement, and Vomit
Minor: Grief, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Drug use
cassie_04's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Rape, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Misogyny, Blood, Drug use, Vomit, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Torture
blymanor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Gore, Confinement, Gun violence, Stalking, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Medical content, Infidelity, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Police brutality, and Rape
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
3.75
“To think our young people are capable of what we saw chills the blood for a very long time.”
It's true that I don't tend to read a lot of proper horror titles, but I saw Fantasticland mentioned and I couldn't resist adding it to my TBR. I have a weak spot for an amusement park setting, and there was just something about this premise that sounded both terrifying and absolutely fascinating. I have to say this before I continue though: this book isn't for everyone and you definitely have to suspend your disbelief to be able to get a positive reading experience. If you are able to do that, make sure to brace yourself for a extremely twisted ride! Seriously, this basically reads like Lord Of The Flies on acid, but set in an amusement park after a hurricane hits. I wasn't expecting the non fiction vibe of this story though; Fantasticland is written in a way that makes you feel like you are reading the result of an investigation by a journalist. This journalist helps narrate the story, although the plot mainly consists in first-person accounts of people present at the park. The interviews are presented in a way that slowly reveals just how bad things got before they were finally rescued... And boy, things get properly twisted and graphic long before that final page. Torture, mutilation and even cannibalism; nothing is too much in this story. What I did find a bit lacking was the explanation of how things escalated so quickly after the hurricane hit... I was expecting something more elaborated, or at least more of an answer to that question. That said, I can't deny that this was a perfect Halloween read.
Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Stalking, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Bullying, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, War, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, and Torture
averagesparrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Blood, Child death, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Torture, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism