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Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

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lepurush's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I made the mistake of reading this book all in one sitting and it actually emotionally destroyed me for a while, I had to take a break from both reading and dark media. Though the topics are handled sensitively and discussed without glorification, it was still extremely sickening.

The writing was amazing and the psychology of the characters was interesting too. I wish I’d read it across a few days but it was really gripping.

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nporter5's review against another edition

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that was…..a lot

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lish02's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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deadred's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.5

I hate that I really liked this book. The writing grabs your attention and keeps it the whole time. I had to force myself to not read the whole thing in one sitting. Like watching a car crash and not being able to look away.

There is some gore, although it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
That being said, there is a part in here that made me feel physically sick. Like, dread-inducing, pit-of-your-stomach sour kind of sick. This part was described more vividly than the gore. As the book progressed, I had the sinking suspicion what was going on, but I still was not prepared for when it happened. Check your TW!

PS. There is a dog in one brief scene, but he’s a good boy and doesn’t get hurt :)

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d_cave's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Jesus Christ. This book is up there with Amygdalatropolis by B.R. Yeager as some of the most fucked up books I’ve read, funny enough because both have some similar topics covered within. Where this differs however is it’s much more steeped in genre, especially Splatterpunk, but I was glad to see my beloved Cosmic Horror make an appearance.

The writing could use some work, dialogue felt a bit unnatural too often, simile didn’t always work for me, and the side characters ranged from okay to hilariously ridiculous caricature. I didn’t hate my time with it, and winced pretty often, but I assume Triana’s writing skills will improve.

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itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Even though it is grim and harrowing, I often found myself not able to put this book down. The well written characters had little to no redeeming qualities, all varying shades of putrid muck. Finished it in just under two days and that ending was absolutely perfect.

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