Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Dead Inside by Chandler Morrison

94 reviews

meeshbunny's review

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

Nope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Gore, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Abortion, Body horror, Sexism, Rape, and Car accident

deathmetalheron's review

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Not for the fainthearted, to put it lightly. The prose and approach to character is phenomenal. It goes without saying that the major themes of this book are cannibalism and necrophilia, and the author does not shy away from visceral descriptions of both acts. 

This is my first splatterpunk book, and even though the majority of themes are met with revulsion the vast majority of character dynamics/situations negotitate with the severity in an appropriate matter, that is to say--appropriate for their subject manner. The protagonist is quite unlikable, and while there are dips in moments whereas you wonder whether the dislikability is intentional or just potentially reflective of an acidic actual personality of the author it mostly fits the story. 

That is to be said, the most grotesque scene in this book (if you've read it, it's very obvious, the one about 2/3 to 3/4 through the book) is very clearly written to offend and due to its nature comes across more as shock jock tomfoolery than necessary revulsion. The last action taken in the scene by the characters is far too meta but for a book that is so meta-aware the text does nothing to indicate it understands that angle at this point in the story. As it stands, the concept of exploring humanity's dark psychological recesses is certainly possible but it will always reek of tryhardism if we simply rely on weak, ineffectual shock without any existential consequence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Body horror, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Rape, and Blood

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity

bookdeviant86's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Self harm, and Sexual content

Unless you are a a real extreme horror fan do not read. This is one of my favorite books but please keep in mind that something is me is broken and I haven't found a book yet that is a deal breaker yet.

linneajht's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

5.0

That was extremely disturbing. I LOVED IT. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abortion, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Car accident, Body horror, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, and Addiction

madeinlavanda's review

dark tense medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Sexual content, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Child death, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism

readingwithgoose's review

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

The main character was such an annoying edgelord, I rolled my eyes so many times. If Morrison did that on purpose in a self-aware way, that's kind of brilliant; but if we're supposed to think the narrator is actually cool and ~dark~ and different, then this book is a massive failure. Very "we live in a society". 

The twist at the very end was whatever, but the scene that was supposed to be the most ~shocking and crazy~ has been done before so it didn't end up shocking me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Vomit, Body horror, Abortion, Child death, Pregnancy, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Excrement, Medical content, Alcohol, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Car accident

perpetuallygreads's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, and Cursing

kzweig13's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

0.25

The most disgusting book I have ever read. Would not recommend ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Pedophilia, Abortion, Death, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Toxic relationship

mossroot's review

challenging dark fast-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

I forced myself to finish this book. Every minute was painful and I almost genuinely (scouts honor) vomited on two occasions. Wanted to see if this type of horror was for me and I grossly underestimated how vile it would actually be. This story does not use its vile actions to further the plot, tell any meaningful story, create any suspense, or make any type of commentary. Truly regret reading this book. It had well written descriptions, don't get me wrong, with a story that was aware of how disgusting it was, but it was not something I enjoyed at all. I am a horror and thriller fan, but this is anything but. This is splatterpunk to the extreme. Reader beware. 

I feel incapable of currently giving this book any type of star rating, due to the how absolutely disgusting and vile the subject matter is.

No part of me feels that I can say this book deserves any stars. Fucking a dead baby is just something that I cannot get behind. Not even mentioned off hand, this sex act is VISCERALLY explained. There is no true justice or anything for this MC and it's very bleak and disgusting.

 

Dead Inside took me a little over two hours to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Rape, Medical content, Sexual content, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Sexism, Abortion, Vomit, Suicide, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Blood, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Child death, Murder, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

heatherdarby88's review

challenging dark emotional medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Abortion, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Incest, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual content