Reviews

They Were Here Before Us by Eric LaRocca

shirin_'s review against another edition

2.0

They Were Here Before Us
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Bird and Bug are Happy
⭐️

When It's Dark Out
⭐️⭐️

sagecantread's review against another edition

3.0

truly unsure what to say about this one. a very particular taste so i wouldn’t recommend to anyone unless i knew they were into extreme horror.
check trigger warnings and check them again. i’m fine with everything and the first story made me close the book and take a deep breath.

maiwalker27's review against another edition

3.5

I don’t think I am smart enough to really get this one but I really enjoyed the stories from the perspectives of animals. I found them so interesting. And I liked the concept of this being a novella broken into different stories that didn’t take place in the same universe but shared very similar concepts of nature vs human. 

jeanbigurra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

ro_mantic's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

the writing is horrifyingly beautiful. read chapter by chapter, slowly devouring the book. extremely memorable stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

s_kit4's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

raina_massey's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

boyishkid's review against another edition

5.0

gooey. gross. thoughtful. 

nikrib's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

le_mur's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gore, and Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Dementia