Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

278 reviews

gperez8's review against another edition

Too unsettling, maybe because all the bad stuff was all happening to children. The science part was intriguing, however I couldn't stomach the boys portions, especially when they started turning on each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

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

ktakeeley's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Death, Self harm, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

chicaso's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Animal death, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Gore, Medical content, Body horror, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, Confinement, Death, and Excrement

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

j_yarbrough's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Self harm, Torture, Animal cruelty, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Blood

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

dakotahrey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Death, Suicide attempt, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

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