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molsreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
leigha_bugz's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Gore, Cannibalism, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Fire/Fire injury
jj_tj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Murder, and Gore
allhailursula's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I think this really does have a few downright skin crawling and unsettling scenes, and by the end, i felt a lot of pity for the characters put in front of us.
I am on the fence when it comes to horror authors writing gross and gratuitous scenes,not for plot purposes but just because the writer can.
There was the once scene specifically in Shelley's POV that was particularly grotesque, and when reading felt almost as if the author was trying to beat it over the head and say, "Look at me! Aren't i a great author!"
I had more than one moment when i thought the author himself was creepy. Im not sure if he meant to do that, but there were some weird choices, such as legnthy passages about the way these young boys smelled in great detail borderlining fantasy or the very descriptive moments of a young teenage boys erection which was inappropriate at best. Im of the opinion that fantasizing and writing in that great detail about children is almost never appropriate or needed to further the story. Especially when the second offense occurs more than once.
It wasn't bad i just really had some icks with this one.
Graphic: Bullying, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Gore, and Self harm
paperbackparker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved it.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Torture, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Violence, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Death, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
ghostbirds's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body shaming, and Grief
Minor: Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Eating disorder, Cursing, Cannibalism, Vomit, Homophobia, and Alcohol
aemowers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Vomit, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cancer, Self harm, Suicide, Child death, and Death
ladyinverse's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Self harm, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Bullying, Gore, Violence, Confinement, Cannibalism, Murder, Cursing, Abandonment, Stalking, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Animal death
major tw for very descriptive animal death/cruelty from pages 194-198 specifically about a cat. i couldn't read those pages but just glanced to see when it ended.sepulchral's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism
randanopterix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Not for even the remotely faint of heart, I usually have a strong stomach for media like this but event I had to avoid the book for a couple of days when my real life got stressful.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Suicide, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Torture, Blood, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Body horror, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Terminal illness, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, Confinement, Abortion, Miscarriage, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship