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caffeineauthor's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ezrasupremacy's review against another edition
3.0
i think what i’ve come to find is that i love the way larocca writes and do not like the plots of his stories - i read short stories a lot, so it can’t be blamed on that, but it just felt very, empty? almost like something is just always a bit too ambiguous. i do enjoy the stories nonetheless, even if the beastiality-esque first two (?) stories were not really my favourite thing to read. last one was a hit, although i wish there would’ve been at least a tiny bit of context abt why exactly the knowledge abt the “trips” was relevant for us to know.
raptorred's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first LaRocca book..... holy shiiii haha. Talk about being uncomfortable and grossed out. I loved it. Was grateful that it came in short stories, making it easier to digest lol.
dunglefly's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
blemishedhearth's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
dumb_library's review against another edition
4.0
first eric larocca and it will not be my last! this was super gross but eric’s writing is sooo entrancing. can’t wait for their other works
jackiec14's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
linnaboobooks's review against another edition
3.0
Content warning for decomposition, animal cruelty, bestiality, wildlife cannibalism, dismemberment, self-harm, homophobia, there's probably more that I'm forgetting about but these are the important ones for now.
Once again, Eric LaRocca has managed to make me feel a bit stupid for not quite fully understanding all the themes behind this. There is one correction I want to make that I see a lot, there is two stories with human point of views, not all six are from the perspective of animals or insects.
There's something so disquieting and disturbing found within these pages, in a different way than that of their other books I've read. All of their books involve some variation of love as a theme though what it ties into relies on what the context of the story is. And here it involves what someone will do for love - even if it means harming themselves or killing them.
One of the stories that sticks with me the most is the one called "To Hurt the Weakest One". It's about a mother meerkat that has both loathing and love for her runt. The loathing comes from how she knows that he will not survive, that he doesn't thrive like his siblings, and she would've much preferred to let him die if not for her husband's attempts to take care of him and his pressuring her to care for him.
Once again, Eric LaRocca has managed to make me feel a bit stupid for not quite fully understanding all the themes behind this. There is one correction I want to make that I see a lot, there is two stories with human point of views, not all six are from the perspective of animals or insects.
There's something so disquieting and disturbing found within these pages, in a different way than that of their other books I've read. All of their books involve some variation of love as a theme though what it ties into relies on what the context of the story is. And here it involves what someone will do for love - even if it means harming themselves or killing them.
One of the stories that sticks with me the most is the one called "To Hurt the Weakest One". It's about a mother meerkat that has both loathing and love for her runt. The loathing comes from how she knows that he will not survive, that he doesn't thrive like his siblings, and she would've much preferred to let him die if not for her husband's attempts to take care of him and his pressuring her to care for him.