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Reviews tagging 'Child death'
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
265 reviews
wlw1tch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wouldn’t go to this book for representation by any means, but the characters’ queerness makes certain parts of the narrative much more compelling.
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
Minor: Terminal illness and Vomit
All instances of animal death are described in graphic detail,alexalily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
sben13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Vomit
bluedesi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, and Toxic relationship
hranoosh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Murder
mr_cain's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, and Vomit
annie_brewer'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
3.25
In summary, this is a documentation of a dissolution into madness. Additionally, the reader gets dragged along to witness the disturbing descent.
The writing is eloquent and quite disarming at times with a story-telling pace, but the charm is quickly contrasted by the dark purpose of the discourse between the women, the relaying of a debauched or sinister thrill.
Loved the ambiguity of the women and that it was a very quick escalation - I thought both of these factors promoted the unsettling gnaw that the derailment could not be stopped. I did find some of the pacing a bit disjointed, and the inclusion of the contract felt unnecessary for the plot.
Lots of gross and vivid imagery, very gritty and grim 'plot', a trainwreck that is hard to look away from.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Manipulation of vulnerable individual. Body horror.nahochacon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Recomendada pero con la reserva que no es para los altamente sensibles.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Vomit
saint_eleanor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
- the first story was like watching Helter Skelter (2012), Love Exposure, Bones and All, Anti-Christ, Raw, and Titane.
- The second one is like watching Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Lodge, Enys Men, & Saint Maud.
- The third is JUST like Speak No Evil, The Invitation (2015) and Creep.
Discord: @pickledfishxoxo
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infertility, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Sexual content
Eating bugs, crucifixion, psychological abuse.alreads420's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Vomit