Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

9 reviews

cait's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

valent1ne's review

4.0

slow start & a few questions were left unanswered that i would’ve liked to have figured out, but the idea itself was neat & especially the first half was v spooky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Minor: Cannibalism

lefthandlou's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Decently spooky book with an interesting twist and consistent throughout. I liked that this didn’t have the usual drop off in believability 3/4 through that so many horror novels have. The plot was steady and holds up. I found Claire’s character to be very irritating, however, and the “I’m broken and dangerous” schtick to be tiresome. Ultimately satisfied with this read, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Vomit, and Torture

Minor: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, and Animal death

juksu's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I was so hyped to read this. Inhaled it in two days and was left coughing. 

Claire is painfully NOT genre savvy and has few redeeming qualities that make up for the secondhand embarrassment of her getting duped by every clue that says, "Hey, you have something on your shirt." She's totally believable! I know people like her! But I don't think I'd read a book about them.  

Pacing was a bit weird, because there's the first half of the book where Things Happened, and then the second half where the Things Happen Again except with Answers (that some keen readers may have worked out already). And with gratuitous gore, of course, which I'm neutral on.

It's a decent romp, and maybe if you don't read much horror you'll be more surprised by the twists. But I feel like my view of everything was obscured by the narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

The idea of this book was good - sort of a Titanic meets Event Horizon thing where the main characters find a ghost ship that messes with their perceptions - but the execution did not work for me. The MC's specific non ghost ship related mental health problems were all over the place, but not in a way that was interesting or compelling. The dual timeline thing that only happens for like half the book did not work. The pacing was so slow until about the 70% mark. Most of the actually interesting things happen off screen. The thing that is causing the problem is immediately obvious but no one figures it out. The characters are very vague stereotypes and the romance is deeply stupid. For some reason the same things that were just shown are reiterated over and over like you might not notice (like the character will see a gold faucet and be like "wow! Ostentatious displays of wealth bad!" every single time). I did like the way they solved the problem at the end though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Vomit

horizonous's review against another edition

I didn't like the characters and by that I mean I didn't care about what happen(ed) to them. The atmosphere wasn't there either, and I'm convinced the romantic subplot wasn't necessary at all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Chronic illness, Cannibalism, and Suicidal thoughts

◦ Chronic illness = tinnitus
◦ Mental illness = PTSD

marareading's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Terrifying, suspenseful and full of surprises. I loved this because it not only had everything it promised, but it also gave me more! I was expecting a salvage crew and a scary mission, but this went way beyond expectations. Highly recommend if you have a hard time always knowing endings, and anticipating the next plot line.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Grief, Murder, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

boglord's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Cannibalism

callikat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

Moderate: Child death and Gun violence

Minor: Cannibalism