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salemander's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Medical content
cs172's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood
clynns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
loki29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
However, it had a good pace and kept me intrigued from start to finish. I would love to have had more about the mermaid and the plague doctor
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
astralslayer1_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder
sarknado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, and Murder
queerreaderchaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
not_another_ana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
No, we are not very different at all, even if one is fashioned with thread and dried sinew, the other cleaved and then conjugated by magic.
A siren and a plague doctor travel the land together, walking away from destruction and right into something sinister in the middle of the woods. This is a strange book to summarize or even describe. It felt more like an event or a landscape. I think you'll either like this or absolutely despise it, no inbetween.
Beautiful yet challenging prose. At times I felt like I was wading through a swamp whenever the author threw these complex and uncommon words (not helped by the fact that English is my second language). Very vibes but with a lot of thoughts. I would highly recommend checking trigger warnings for this one, you'll find everything from cannibalism to child death to graphic gore. Ultimately I liked it but I felt cheated by the length, like a meal missing its main ingredient.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pregnancy
chrysanthxmum's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Miscarriage, Torture, and Pregnancy
bangiebangs's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
I read this not even knowing what genre this was going to be, and I can recommend doing that. Pick it up now, come read the reviews later and see what you think. It's definitely worth it.
This story is dark and uncomfortable, relentlessly tricking you into thinking what will happen next and then leading you somewhere else entirely. Extremely interesting, couldn't put it down, and even if I don't usually read... horror? Is it horror? ... I really enjoyed this one.
Beautiful language, excellent levels of horror, definitely recommended. I'm only not giving it a full 5* because I'm not sure whether I'd reread it... but maybe?
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Religious bigotry