Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

96 reviews

terrik_409's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Domestic abuse

laurenmiller100's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.75

This is a brutal book. I really enjoyed this story, and the characters and their arcs are fascinating. The way the town devolves as they try to fight off the creatures is horrifying. Moreover, some of the descriptions of violence or death had me wincing while listening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Death, Body horror, and Excrement

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: War

ehagedorn's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

bri__'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Was recommended this by my bf, I am disappointed. For me this was very underwhelming until the last 2 chapters. I struggled to focus for most of the book and I skimmed or entirely skipped some sections (especially with the rabbit, iykyk). I like the writing but I wasn't rooting for the characters because there wasn't enough depth to them. All in all, it was okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Vomit, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Excrement

machewson's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Blood, Violence, and Terminal illness

amber_lyn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.75

What happens when a group of people that signed up to be a part of a sustainable and part off the grid community but instead end up in the middle of volcanic eruption that send Sasquatch directly to you?

I enjoyed the morbid of story telling, not only through Kate’s journal entries, but through interview and different excerpts. Tension builds throughout coming to a head. The different impact the level of stress to survive has on each member of the community was interesting and how that changes as their circumstances change. 

Warning: it is gory

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Violence

dowzer's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

theremightbecupcakes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Toxic relationship, War, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

andrewwhiteau's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore

gnomescottage's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore