Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Ruins by Scott Smith

28 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

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

hails_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Medical trauma, Vomit, Medical content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Body horror, Suicide, Death, Alcohol, and Abandonment

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

secretcistory's review

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

despite how fast the main plot/‘horror’ aspect starts, i was so god damn bored.

all the deaths shoved in the last 50 pages, making us wait so long for such lame deaths? like right before the deaths r always really good, eric skinning himself but then dying of a stab wound. pablo hanging on the entire book to get smothered randomly as if the author forgot about him

the ritual was one of my favorite horror books to date and this was a let down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Murder, Self harm, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cannibalism

tgaddie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cannibalism

doomluz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Interesting horror novel. Really good body horror. The characters are ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Cannibalism

xeslaro's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism and Excrement

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Cannibalism