Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

5 reviews

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Rating: B-

You've Lost a Lot of Blood is a short story collection by Eric LaRocca. It contains a couple of stories - firstly a sort of poem about violence, the second two queer men talking in a car about themselves and the third is a story echoing the violence and filth of Tetsuo The Iron Man. 
That said, I mean that third story really was such a direct rip off of the movie that I struggled to find originality in it. The second story was like the two same people talking to each other. The poetry is whatever.
After the first book, I struggled to find a different voice in this novel and I found the switching storylines really frustrating and distracting. Two or three chapters of a story would take place, then another story would have one chapter and repeat. I might read works again by this author, but it wasn't truly that interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Gore, and Medical content

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Medical content

keen's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent

sunsetcity's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent

rosage's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

what did i just read?! this was the most incredible horror novel i’ve ever read! i want to read any and everything by eric larocca now. this book was phenomenal! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, Murder, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, Death, and Kidnapping