Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Woom by Duncan Ralston

93 reviews

kermitdafrog's review against another edition

3.5

Room 6 has seen many many a horror in its day. And as predictable as the ending is, it leaves you waiting for the room to see that one more act of violence. I was just sitting there waiting for her to realize his true intent the whole time. The stories do seem a bit shock for shock's sake, but it's an engaging and short enough read that's that's not too bad a thing. Not for the weak stomached, but that comes with the genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Rape, Body horror, Excrement, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

_windupbird's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Excrement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Rape

arthurwjones's review against another edition

dark 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

if i could give it 0 i would because what the fuck was that 🤡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Addiction, Death of parent, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

coltonchase_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Excrement, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Child death, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

fearsickness's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

3.0

if you were on the internet at the height of shock sites, this book probably won't phase you much. there were some parts of it that made me physically wince a little bit, but it's not near the disturbing mess that i'd been told it was.

however, i do think it's pretty funny at parts, and decently written. i think both leads were interesting characters, and it made me wish the novel was just *slightly* longer, if only to give more breathing room for their respective personalities and eccentricities. honestly, the shortness is what keeps it from being a 4 star to me. 

overall though, if you're squeamish this won't be for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Gore, Drug use, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, Torture, Excrement, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs and Suicide

seriously, don't read this if you're easily disturbed. but also, if you do read this, don't be surprised by the content. it's transgressive fiction/extreme horror for a reason.

night_shift's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

3.25

Bizarre! I wouldn't say this was extreme horror unless you find sexual stuff and body fluids horrifying (though I'll give that the bathtub scene and the prom night scene would probably fall into the horror side of things). Angel was a strangely sympathetic character even though his final act was completely vile and if I was Shyla I 100% would've left at that point. A strange sort of character study into a broken psyche, I guess. Deff check out the CW if you're concerned because there's a lot of things in here that won't set right with a lot of people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Racial slurs, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Bullying, Vomit, Blood, Excrement, and Death of parent

mjadeh's review against another edition

1.0

This…was not good. It wasn’t even horror. It was just weird sexual violence and a guy with serious mommy issues. It didn’t succeed in horrifying or disturbing me, it just kind of made me confused as to why a human would write this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Miscarriage, Self harm, Pregnancy, Excrement, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Abortion, Addiction, Racial slurs, Rape, and Violence

ericgarika's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.25

It’s really hard to review this book because I feel as thought the storylines are largely based on female experiences (which are written by a cis white man). I will say the book does a good job of creating plot twists and tying the stories together. I would not recommend this book to those that do not read about the trigger warning or to those unprepared for a story of extreme horror and pain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Ableism, Abortion, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Please take this as a warning that all of the warning listed are most definitely taken to the extreme.

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion, Excrement, Gore, Sexual content, and Drug use

mundpund's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

I wasn't sure how to feel about this (short of uncomfortable) until I read the author's note at the end. It helped wrap it up and I bumped it up to 3 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape