Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

18 reviews

horrorhayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

When I was told this would ruin my day I didn’t believe it but this did in fact ruin my entire day 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Incest, Ableism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

marc3lin3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

horrifying.
i had to take SO many breaks throughout this book.

the fact that lori feels no remorse and convinced herself shes the victim repulses me. abby didnt deserve to die (twice, no less). im not saying she deserved to die by edmund, but she deserved some type of death. killed her sister twice, had a victim complex, extreme obsession with killers, groomed/coerced/and raped her younger brother. not to mention shes continuously selfish and thinks edmund wont kill her treat her like shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, Incest, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Cursing, Sexual assault, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

virgohorror's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

one of the best written horror novels i’ve ever laid eyes on. triana’s prose absolutely sings, and there are scenes in this book that, while incredibly disgusting and violent, are described so beautifully. i also just love his willingness to feature an unrepentantly vile man character — lori suuuuucks, and yet i was totally invested in her journey and wanted to see where she’d end up next. just an absolute gem of a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Death, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

the main character is revealed to have molested her younger brother throughout their childhood. no punches are pulled — much is alluded to, but there’s a fair bit of graphic depiction of the abuse.

_egg_wash's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Ableism, Blood, Racism, and Racial slurs

sexualedward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Sexual content, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Child death, Sexual assault, War, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Child abuse, and Incest

Minor: Pedophilia, Bullying, Infidelity, and Blood

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Ableism, Gaslighting, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence and Self harm

bunnicula_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

bookedaroundtheworld's review against another edition

dark fast-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

4.0

This is one of the most fucked up books I’ve ever read. Please check trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Cursing, Child death, Body horror, Blood, and Ableism