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benji_dw's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
tacochelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Gore, Excrement, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
tigger89's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I think the novel's biggest issues had to do with its length, as well as the number and variety of characters. What we have is a medium-length novel(350 pages) packed with a huge cast of recurring characters, as well as many more one-off characters introduced through various vignettes. This meant that I spent most of the novel struggling to remember names and who people were, constantly wondering if so-and-so was important or if we'd never hear from them again. This led to the first two thirds of the book dragging pretty hard, with my opinion somewhat soured by the time the pace picked up for the final push. At the end of the book I felt exhausted more than anything else, which isn't really the emotion you want a good horror novel to end on. I think it would have worked better either trimmed down to be shorter and snappier, or expanded to give everything more room to breathe and develop.
Does the dog die?
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
trippyotter's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
What you'll get is so much more…
Corruption, greed, avoidance, hatred, manipulation, vengeance
All the classics that make a horror story with a unique eco-villain that feeding on psychological "trauma."
Yet, the thriller of the story is lost within the various point-of-views. I eventually lost track, but there's no less than 6 different perspectives and all of their individual interactions. Basically, dozens of people pulled into the story that might not have been needed?
But, I do have to say, I did like Cathy. She reminded me a lot of Anne Heche's character in Volcano ('97).
Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail