Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

660 reviews

mylazybones's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.0

if i had read the is book in middle school, it would have been my new gospel. i loved the body horror elements. i couldn’t practically hear my own mom saying all the things the Angels said. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Deadnaming, Blood, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Bullying

attackrat's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

bloody and raw and painful, this book is like pulling out a splinter. god I can’t wait to read the next one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Deadnaming, Body horror, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Violence

pacifickat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

*review to follow*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Misogyny, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Cursing, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Classism

Religious extremism, religious fanaticism, religious terrorism, mass extinction, disease transmission, misgendering, fundamentalist parents, biblical text quotations, the book of Revelation, end times theology, violent rage, guilt, shame, fear, religious indoctrination

maresuju's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Body horror, Gun violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Torture, Deadnaming, and War

Minor: Dysphoria, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Bullying

sylexlibris's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Death of parent, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, and Vomit

hi_saac's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Dysphoria, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Gore, Death, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse

cassius_orion's review against another edition

dark

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Child death, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Self harm, Body horror, Gore, Violence, War, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

haylee_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

This book was an absolutely wild ride from page one and it never slowed down. I am so glad my hold came through at the library because I’ve been wanting to read this for a while. I think, for how grotesque of a book this is, it was handled with so much love and care. It touches on religious trauma, found family, and self-identity and discovery. There were so many Bible verses sprinkled throughout, which I think added so much depth and nuance to the story. Even though I am not religious, I think that aspect of the story was so intriguing. The representation in this story was also amazing! I would have loved to dive even deeper into how the world got to where it was when the story started. Also, this book was really….descriptive, so please make sure to check the CWs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Gore, Religious bigotry, War, Vomit, Deadnaming, Death, Blood, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

elstarkey's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Do not read before bed unless you like visceral dreams and religious trauma

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Genocide, Child death, Dysphoria, Blood, Cursing, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Racism

raccoonfoo's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

Dark, powerful, thrilling, and mind consuming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Child abuse, Misogyny, Death, Deadnaming, Body horror, Bullying, Transphobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria