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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
So I just physically can’t give it more than 3 stars. Because it genuinely was just absolutely gross. The content was just plainly gross for the sake of it. Now did I like the ending and the message that the book did have with Rock, yes. But the skateboard scene, and the hop scotch and just all that
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is full of depravity, gore, and incomprehensible empathy towards a fucked up character. Definitely screams splatterpunk.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Infertility
poorly written, not compelling, honestly boring and no reason for it to be such an ‘acclaimed’ or popular extreme horror book
it is so bad, i wanna give it a zero, but that's not possible. so i give it a one (1).
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is a book that definitely bases its plot on the whole "Splatter Gore" theme but I found that the plot also held some very unnecessary themes. I definitely don't think the whole "incest" thing was needed nor the underlying hints of pedophilia which definitely made it a very uncomfortable read rather than dark. Without those themes I think I would have actually enjoyed the plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
dark
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
The writing style prevented me from feeling anything for the kids somehow. Their deaths are brutal, yes, and the overall idea of the playground and its architecture were truly interesting, but I never felt the emotions that something like that should evoke in a reader. No disgust, no sadness, no anger. The most disgusting part was about the old lady's weird fetish about her mom.