Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Ruins by Scott Smith

84 reviews

duke_elligos's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It's hard to put this book down, it draws you in and doesn't let go.
It is raw and brutal, even though it's not overly grotesque, if you're used to the genre. The characters are far from perfect, they make mistake after mistake, and yet it feels like things anyone could do.
Also, if you've watched the movie, don't worry, it's nothing like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Abandonment, Death, Body horror, and Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content

Minor: Cannibalism

ssummar's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Self harm, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Excrement and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty

rainstar's review

dark tense

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Death, Sexism, and Self harm

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual assault

wynplus1's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit, I didn't think I'd like this book that much, seeing as how I wasn't as fond of the movie, but MY GOD. It's so good. The author's style of writing is engaging and the slow crawling horrors kept me enthralled. 

my favorite character was Mathias and I wish he'd survived. He deserved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide

akevaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Self harm, Confinement, Gore, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Excrement

popham05's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Body horror

Moderate: Medical trauma, Grief, Blood, Vomit, Gore, Alcoholism, and Self harm

kyleeb4by's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.5

i really liked this book!! i found it to be genuinely unsettling throughout and very well written.

i do think they should’ve brought phones?? like come on dude be serious how are you on vacation and not one of you is bringing your phone…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Self harm, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Vomit, Excrement, and Sexual content

madicastle's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Gore, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

kyra_joy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This books isn’t fast it’s an incredibly slow burn but it builds the tension so well, and I enjoyed it. Though at some places it did drag a little and took me longer to read than I was expecting. The characters were great for the most part flawed but they feel real even when unlikable. I love story that takes place in basically one setting, and this one did a great job not feeling to stale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Self harm, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Cannibalism

night_shift's review

adventurous dark reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Gnarly. Deff grosser than the movie but I'd have to rewatch it to truly judge the differences. What a fucked ending lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail