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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
180 reviews
ephemeral_remi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Homophobia, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Vomit, and Death
emmdashed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
It's probably not the Grossest Book Ever but it's up there and it features Very Graphic Animal and Child Cruelty/Death. And there are some other really gnarly moments of just nasty stuff. And some cringey sexting.
Ultimately I am still not sure how I completely feel about this book. It was both extremely easy to read and extremely difficult to read. You want to know what happens and it's so short you can just inhale it but at the same time the images it paints are disturbing and I found myself just really bummed and grossed out. I think it crosses the line at points into being 2 Edgy 4 U so like.... that's certainly a choice. I found myself wondering what is the point what are we saying why this story. But also I read the whole thing so ???
I think it could either have been longer so we could get more into the characters and why they behaved the way they did. Or it could have been shorter and excised some of the unnecessary anecdotes (like honestly the Little Christ and the Priest and the Cat moments added literally nothing apart from being ~edgy and disturbing ooooo~). The length that it was was just awkward.
Some more spoiler heavy thoughts below:
I was more bothered by the speed at which the Tapeworm grew like... it takes weeks not days. Especially for them to get that big. But maybe I'm just pedantic.
Also.... I feel bad for Agnes' roommate while all this nonsense is going on like. Your roommate is keeping rotting meat and eating it like that would stink up the house at the very least. Besides all the other weird behavior lol.
TLDR: idk this was a weird one and I can't say if it's good or bad. Bummed me out but I've been thinking about it for days. Blades of Glory says it best.
"Nobody knows what it means but it's provocative. It's gets the people going."
Graphic: Pregnancy, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Death, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Miscarriage
Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Not sure about the severity ratings but I tried to put as many of these as I can. I cannot stress enough that this book gets r o u g h. The animal and child death stood out particularly to me but other bits might bother other people.rand0mpers0n's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Outing, Homophobia, Child abuse, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
ericaqu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Child death, Child abuse, and Animal death
tapiwa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Animal death
Moderate: Homophobia
eeriekeri'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? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Torture
theomancy's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Self harm, Animal cruelty, Violence, Body horror, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Mental illness, and Child death
beatreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
aidrielle's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Child death, Body horror, and Mental illness
sapphicwarlord's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Vomit, and Toxic relationship