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The Troop by Nick Cutter

207 reviews

canofbookworms's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I'm so glad I didn't leave Nick Cutter behind after reading "The Deep" because this was fantastic! There is still animal cruelty and death that was hard for me to read, but it was more necessary to the story as a whole. 

It definitely didn't come off as being nearly as gratuitous as it was in "The Deep." 

The descriptions are vivid and the world-building is amazing, I highly recommend "The Troop!"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Animal death, Bullying, and Child death

withsquared's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Vomit, Murder, Body shaming, Child death, Body horror, Torture, Death, Violence, Gore, Terminal illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Bullying, Blood, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Misogyny and Homophobia

rebekahmccubbins's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A truly disgusting read. I would have finished this sooner, but I kept getting itchy reading it. Fantastically written, but a tough read if

you're bothered by parasites/bugs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Bullying, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, War, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Misogyny, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexism, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

pavonini's review against another edition

Wasn’t what I wanted. I was expecting horror, not detailed descriptions of sadism (from the sociopath’s point of view). Turned my stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Body horror, Torture, Animal death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying

duke_elligos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It was a bit difficult for me to get into the story at first, I'm not sure I entirely like how Nick Cutter writes. I don't love how much animal harm is in the book. I almost DNF it, but I kept reading and I ended up hooked by the tense atmosphere and the character interactions. I really started to care about (most of) the characters and found that I needed to keep reading.
It's a messed up story, but that's exactly what I signed up for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Gore, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Medical content

lassossa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Had to skip a few pages because of the animal cruelty. This book is not for the weak. I won’t forget this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Body horror, Terminal illness, Bullying, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, and Torture

rjmark's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

2.0

Really did not enjoy this book. A bit too graphic for me, particularly the animal mutilation parts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Gore, Death, and Eating disorder

itskiki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Self harm, Body horror, Blood, Fatphobia, Murder, Vomit, Animal death, and Child death

kristianna17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, Bullying, Vomit, Gore, Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, and Murder

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Body horror, and Child death

Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Bullying, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Medical content

Minor: Cursing