Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

708 reviews

0leander's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

The amount of hype around this book gives it certain expectations that it simply didn't meet for me. Decent read, but nothing special

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Miscarriage, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Vomit

netruce's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body horror, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty

trashgobby's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Cursing, Abandonment, and Blood

therealmsroth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

Quick, highly intriguing read. Took a partial point off because of all the unanswered questions. I wanted more... In a good way? Very interesting characters. I wish I could get more of their stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Blood, Self harm, Suicide, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Sexual content, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Excrement, and Body horror

waiyeed's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

aropuzzler's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit

unicornpng's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

It's short if nothing else. 🥲

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Animal death

There's some pretty graphic depictions of a character

eating rancid meat, maggots and all, subsequently contracting and passing a tapeworm.

I'm not particularly squeamish, but if you are I'd steer clear.

swebby's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• 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

It’s an extremely disturbing and uncomfortable read, one that will stay with me for a while. Although the writing is good, I think the ending needed developing more. It left me feeling a bit flat, like it needed another few pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Medical trauma

rarityfemme's review against another edition

Note: I don't like giving star ratings as I dont really understand the system. Please forgive the lack of one.

"It's because the planet is a carnivore and just wants to be fed. People want that as well. People like to eat other people. I spent so many years forgetting I had teeth, too."

What an incredibly grotesque and horrifyingly beautiful piece of literature. The book explores a series of encounters between the two main characters. Each one is more disturbing and boundary breaking than the last. It's raw, unflinching and unapologetic. It forces the reader to directly engage with uncomfortable situations and questions.

The writing is not for the faint of heart, but for those willing to confront the true depths of human depravity. I cannot in good faith recommend this book to anyone, unless you thoroughly understand what you're getting into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Vomit, Homophobia, and Sexual content