Reviews tagging 'Death'

Through the Woods by E.M. Carroll

55 reviews

dhiyanah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Animal death and Death

kirstyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyable read between all the stories in the whole book. Favourite one for story and art would have to be The Nesting Place. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Body horror

emily_mh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

If I'm honest I was pretty underwhelmed by this. The reviews make it out that this book is super spooky and worth multiple rereads, but I personally did not see this. I wish it was creepier, and that the stories had more substance, plot, and twistiness. However, I did generally enjoy the art style. In terms of the individual stories:

Our Neighbour's House: this one went over my head. I didn't get it at all
A Lady's Hands are Cold: I really loved the colour palette for this one, but it was pretty basic
His Face So Read: too much is left unexplained here for the story to have any real impact
My Friend Janna: this was fine, it had more explanation, but the story didn't really go anywhere interesting
The Nesting Place: the most well-rounded of the stories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Murder, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Minor: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Ableism, and Alcohol

sapphic_reader's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, and Animal death

Minor: Ableism

ariam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

I may have nightmares. The illustrations were so intricate and cool

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

myarae's review against another edition

Predictable plot(s)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Body horror

ladysanctuary's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Violence

pclairx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Death

arachan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

An anthology of horror/thriller comics by Emily Carroll.  I recognized her style and picked up the book.  It was a very good purchase.  It's an unsettling collection of horror comics.  All the stories are very atmospheric and the horror isn't gore and blood, but rather the creeping unease of realizing that you don't know what will save you.  (Maybe you can't be saved?) It's beautifully paced and immersive and a really good read.  
I would say teen and up because these are the sort of stories that burrow in and linger.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

anneschreurs's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

really dark story telling not for me but great art work 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death