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ohhthehorrors's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Drug abuse
vmpyr's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Gun violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Drug abuse, Confinement, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Addiction
werewolvesnotswearwolves's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Murder, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism
disnelyse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use
kenzielireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Toxic friendship
juliebean666's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Homophobia
_chelseachelsea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I finished Clown in a Cornfield in one night. Cesare is smart - he knows you picked up this book because you want to see some clowns, some corn, and some gore, so he doesn’t waste much time. Even though the fast pace makes the characters’ motivations a bit of a stretch in terms of believability, it ultimately works in the story’s favor. You get what you came for, and the book truly delivers on creepiness and slashing.
I preferred the smaller moments of horror (one person being stalked by the killer) over the chaotic, large-scale action that dominates most of the last 2/3 of the book, but again, Cesare knows what he’s trying to deliver. This isn’t a slow-burn slasher, it’s CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD, baby.
There’s a message to the violence of CIAC that’s not very subtle and a little too spelled-out, but given the book’s YA themes, I’m going to be forgiving there. This is a scary story about rebellion, revenge, and rage, and even when the plot’s pacing is somewhat uneven, it never loses sight of those ideas.
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content
breezer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Violence
kfalls's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Torture, and Violence
michael_reads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction