Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

47 reviews

kat_chillinthrillin's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Forcing the reader to decide their own truth based on multiple forms of unreliable narration--by a child, through memory, from television and blog posts--A Head Full of Ghosts wears its influences proudly and finds a chilling tale in familiar material.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

the_endless_void's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ashleyalyse's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement

papijuulo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, and Vomit

ink_at_heart's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The plot and characters of this book moved (and scared) me like no book has in a long time. I usually steer clear of possession horror—because it either doesn’t scare me at all or it scares me too much—but I decided to read this one because I kept seeing it recommended on TikTok and curiosity got the best of me. I’m glad I read it—but, man, this book wrecked me.

In A Head Full of Ghosts, Tremblay really establishes and reminds the reader of the bond between Merry and Marjorie, which is what really got to me in this book (though I might have an innate weakness to this story since I’m an older sister myself). Sure, Tremblay isn’t shy on the horror end of things either—I had to take a week-long break from reading it after I finished Chapter 11 because it freaked me out so bad—but the relationship between the sisters and the ending were what really broke me and broke my heart.

It’s been about two weeks since I’ve finished this book, but I still think about it—and I have a feeling it’ll be one of those books that always stays with me.

So, long story short, if you’re looking for a possession horror novel that’s both scary as hell and heartbreaking as hell—look no further!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Vomit

yeuniversse's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

petrolfox's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Dysphoria

goromajima's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

teafrog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail