Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

What the Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong

5 reviews

bswltywb's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This book certainly lives up to its name. It was funny, suspenseful, and well written. However I cannot in good conscience call anything that made me think “thank god that’s over” once I’ve put it down successful. It felt more like an action movie than a book, but if an action movie spit the same banal hellish freuidian viscera at you over and over again. The disgust just plateaus after a certain point. I didn’t like it, but I’m sure the things I didn’t like it for are things it did on purpose, so for what it was trying to be it was quite good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Body horror, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

snackattackisback69's review

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A very fun story that strikes the right balance between horror and comedy. Even though the plot was absurd, the characters felt extremely realistic which grounded the ridiculousness around them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pedophilia

violetturtledove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Ok, wow. For a start I am absolutely loving this series, and the temptation is strong to just dive straight into the next one (but i know the next one is the last... For now?)
The same entertaining characters from the previous books are back with a bunch of new ones (both human and other), more wackiness and more apocalyptic horror. I thought the ending was a little... loose...with regards to resolution of the monster plot, but I think I can forgive that for the resolution of the emotional plot. The handling of mental health issues is spot-on and I am feeling things I never expected to with these books.
Wait, what's that, the funny horror book made me feel emotions? Sorry, maybe I can't forgive that after all 😄

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

captaincrabs52's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I LOVED this book but I would have liked to see the ending wrapped up better

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Body horror, Car accident, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, and Violence

pourrir's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

I love the JDATE series, always funny, always gross. I love how Pargin plays with the unreliable narrator in all of his books, it makes John and Dave very realistic and hilarious. Also, the sense of dread that this book gave me

with the fucking concrete snowman

was incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Slavery