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Woom by Duncan Ralston

171 reviews

tina7283's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kesher's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

plagueraven's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Abortion

spacemonkey25's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

zany25's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I think my reaction is just “bro, what.” 

Didn’t love it, but didn’t hate it either, hard to rate. Compelling enough to see it through to the end, and without the buildup it would’ve been ridiculous. Shockingly not the grossest thing I’ve ever read. The kind of book you read just to actually know for yourself what’s in it for morbid curiosity. Now I do know. Oh well. 

I do feel confident I may look at more “hardcore” horror novels that spark my curiosity though since I handled this one pretty well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment

It’s a shock novella, but if you must be warned

genital mutilation and “Re birthing”/ unbirthing play a significant role

veritythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a wild ride. Really gripping storytelling with some very interesting characters. 

Check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

reddarko's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

hey what the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs

Use of the N and F slurs two or three times.

misscarlaxox's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

mel_j's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body horror and Abortion

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Body shaming

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

Oh, this was disgusting...

And I loved every word. Pretty sure the stories told in Woom will stick with me for the rest of my life. This is not for the faint of heart, but if you have the stomach, it is a tale of love and self discovery unlike any I've ever read.

Bless you, Shyla. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail