Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

565 reviews

atalea's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

jee_nnyy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, and Fatphobia

harryfirsttimereader's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing, grotesque, horrific and down right creepy the book was a rollercoaster read and as a horror fan it was everything you could want, I understand peoples feelings towards certain parts of the book but I didn’t think it was unnecessary as it says a lot about the characters and I felt these parts fit well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, and Self harm

szek's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

CONTENT WARNING:
Be advised, this novel contains body horror, violence towards and by children, and cruelty towards insects and animals.

The Troop by Nick Cutter is a good work of horror, and largely as a result of its visceral content it has become his most well known. The novel is weak on character development but has a decent and easy to follow plot.

The novel capitalizes on body horror, and David Chronenberg fans will be right at home with this one.

Nick Cutter has alot more for horror lovers if you 'dive' into his other offerings. 

This reviewer deliberately chooses not to discuss plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, and Gore

_stephk10's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

Terrible writing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Torture, and Toxic friendship

jaeru33's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

It was deeply disturbing in a visceral kind of way. Like an accident or a train wreck you can't quite look away from. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the story and it carried me along quite swiftly, but moments within the book made my stomach turn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

bex_702'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

3.75

This book is a truely dark ride. You know from page one the atmosphere is heavy and tense. Scenes in this book will live rent free in your brain long after you close it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

athompson0429's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Super gross, but I loved it! Very well done, and the descriptions are incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, Vomit, and Medical content

alishag's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

goldenpumpkin's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death