Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Family Business by Jonathan Sims

11 reviews

mistrum_crowe's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Stalking, Body horror, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Deportation, and Addiction

nebulous_cat's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Abandonment, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Police brutality, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Stalking, Cancer, Excrement, and Mental illness

nicain's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror

iamastraythought's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

Mr. Sims you have done it again. Diverse in that way that isn't really mentioned, horrifying in both a soul crushing and mundane way. 

this book is like the lonely on steroids. Of course it's a separate media, but all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Stalking, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying

reginacattus's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Grief, Terminal illness, Violence, Confinement, and Death

hcneysuckle's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Torture, Violence, Grief, Body horror, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child death, Cancer, Classism, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

ratgerry's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Jonathan Sims does it again, demonstrating his skill in crafting a mystery that gradually comes together, sharpens, and builds towards an exhilaratingly horrifying finale. Beyond that, I never expected a horror novel to inspire me to seek out community and connect more closely with the people around me, but this one did it. 
My only point of critique is that

Mr Bill's Memory Prisons at the end

felt a little underexplored and like a slightly rushed addition for Plot Convenience, but not enough to break my suspension of disbelief.
All in all a ride that I could hardly put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Excrement, and Vomit

gracecrandall's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Physical abuse, Blood, and Classism

ionop's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Bullying, and Drug abuse

nevermoregothic's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury