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tealeftovers's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Body horror, and Antisemitism
mh_books's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Five-star beginning and three-star ending. Will review soon!
Ha Ha. It is the 25th May 2020 - nearly a year and a half later and I never did write this review. So after such a long time my memory of this book is that it is cold, strange and vaguely unsettling as the author appears in the story as himself - and it is a horror novel after all...
I will definitely be rereading this with the first book and maybe just maybe I will have more coherent thoughts on it next time.
So it’s 2024 and I have reread this book in preparation for reading the third in the series.
In addition to what I have said above this book is quite a profound exploration of the loneliness of urban life and the longing for community. Of course, being a horror novel, the actions taken by the leading characters go far to far in trying to alleviate their isolation :)
Ha Ha. It is the 25th May 2020 - nearly a year and a half later and I never did write this review. So after such a long time my memory of this book is that it is cold, strange and vaguely unsettling as the author appears in the story as himself - and it is a horror novel after all...
I will definitely be rereading this with the first book and maybe just maybe I will have more coherent thoughts on it next time.
So it’s 2024 and I have reread this book in preparation for reading the third in the series.
In addition to what I have said above this book is quite a profound exploration of the loneliness of urban life and the longing for community. Of course, being a horror novel, the actions taken by the leading characters go far to far in trying to alleviate their isolation :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Toxic friendship, and Body horror
cait_books's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
no. just no.
this book was just terrible, from hating jewish people to minor racism, this book made sure to hit all of the "im a bad person" areas.
the first 150 pages was all about himself (what a boring guy he was) and the same awful lines are repeated at least 30 times throughout the book. it was overall self centered, slow, and just utterly grotesque.
this is never making its way onto a bookshelf ever again.
this book was just terrible, from hating jewish people to minor racism, this book made sure to hit all of the "im a bad person" areas.
the first 150 pages was all about himself (what a boring guy he was) and the same awful lines are repeated at least 30 times throughout the book. it was overall self centered, slow, and just utterly grotesque.
this is never making its way onto a bookshelf ever again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence
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