Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

31 reviews

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical content, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Racism, Homophobia, and Adult/minor relationship

vivireads99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I love the way Hendrix combines horror and comedy. The main characters had an amazing depth to them. I felt like I grew up alongside them. Nothing became too predictable which I really appreciate 

My only grievance is that he built something up between Abby and Gretchen. It kept feeling like it was going to go somewhere. I would have loved to see something come of it.

Besides that I found this a really fun read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Excrement, Body horror, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Racism

mallory10100'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

based on the cover, i expected this to be a campy fun horror, but it was actually quite disturbing. pay attention to content warnings!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Ableism, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, War, Confinement, Racism, Medical trauma, Classism, Child abuse, and Bullying

i recommend this for spooky season!!

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

A cute and creepy book about 2 teenage girls and their love for one another overpowering even the most powerful of demons. I loved that the titles of each chapter were a 80’s song title. The characters were lovable even when they were being jerks. The story, while unbelievable, was fun and lighthearted and made me think of a campy 80’s horror film. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Bullying, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, and Drug use

jasper_wildlife's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This is my second book by Hendrix, and it was just as all consuming as the first. As a male author, he does a great job writing female characters that are developed and interesting. His writting style always keeps me involved in what is happening. I spent my first three and a half hours after I woke up finishing this book without even noticing. And as a South Carolina native, I love seeing all the references to the social society of Charelston. This is a definite recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Excrement, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, and Vomit

jessiebertram's review against another edition

dark tense

4.0

Just a lot of fun! (And disturbing creepiness)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

karamelka_kar19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

evilo_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

katiemack's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

This has all of the nastiness (and more) of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. It has all the gross horror elements, but also (again, like the aforementioned book), the social commentary about the ignorance of adults (and 1980s society in general) is more horrifying. As other reviews have mentioned, it's incredibly frustrating to read about Abby's experiences being invalidated, but it works well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Fatphobia

madeline's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty

Minor: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt