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Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

24 reviews

zombie_loves_books's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Ableism, Pedophilia, Violence, Rape, Blood, and Murder

alexlouise97's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Incest, Torture, Blood, Child death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Cursing, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

tmyoutzy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Gross

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Self harm, Incest, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

readingbyte's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Violence, Gore, Child death, and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Ableism, Rape, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

ashofadummy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

OMG i loved this book! Its disgusting in the best way possible, and i loved how it blenda fantasy and reality? horror, i thought it would be more of a creepy supernatural being in the woods kind of book but it wasnt i loved that. The ending is fitting but kinda lame, I think that after everything that happened it was a little bit hurried/didnt get the amount of words it deserved? i would loved it if it. was a lottle more detailed.

I loved how yo start fellong pity for Lori and her sad lofe, thinking that maybe this thing for serial killers is just a way to spark her boring life, and wanting the best for her in this creepy situation she got into, but when you start to learn about her past you just want the river man to tear her apart. I think it was a perfect way to pass the book, i hate when horror books just take innocents lives to shock you more. /

Overall i think it was a good read to get our of a reading slump but the werinig, althought beatiful at parted, needed to be better at some points, specially develpment-wise. I loved the idea of intercalating present, past and the letters but theres something in how this is written that makes me go ehhhh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Vomit, Bullying, War, and Xenophobia

jellybean_gene's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

Unflinching and in your face, this is one of those novels that I would only recommend to hardcore horror fans.

That said, I believe the execution and storytelling were excellent. Some scenes were difficult to get through, but that was kinda the point. That said, at a certain point it felt like it was introducing more disturbing content just so it could. The

brother's death served virtually no purpose whatsoever

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Incest, and Sexual content

Moderate: War, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Murder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Blood, and Child death

mflynn8908's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Definitely a disturbing book with graphic content. Read with caution. 

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Content Warnings

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

kermitdafrog's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

I can see what the author was going for in many aspects, but Gone To See The River Man honestly fell quite flat for me. The pacing of this book leaves a lot to be desired. I feel the "woods" section of the book went on for entirely too long, with a few genuinely interesting sections once they're in the river. I really wish more of the book had been in the vein of those few scenes. So much of this book is just them walking through the woods, then some decently implemented flashback chapters, then right at the end a few pages with the river man and a few pages after. 

My main issues with this book go into heavy spoiler territory so here goes:
 

Her abuse of her brother to juxtapose her with Edmund was interesting, but the writing felt more like it was there to put it in the extreme category, not actually reflect on how their crimes and opinions on them connect them to eachother. There are ways to write unlikable main characters who do horrific things without remorse and have them be interesting, but she just isn't gripping enough. Her ableism is impossible to ignore (especially when you realize its directly her fault) and her weird jealousy just makes her annoying to read. It could have been an interesting commentary on abuse and how that affects a family, but that requires a level of tact and depth this novel ultimately lacks. 

There is also some troubling ideas of love in here that I'm having a hard time believing is the character's opinion and not just the author's. Her vehemently denying any interest in Edmund felt genuine up to the point she suddenly heel turns towards the end, states she's head over heels for him and... means she'd obey him blindly? To the poijt of willingly being murdered? Having this be the influence of the river man or even just have this be a shift over time would be far preferable to how it was actually done.

 

Spoiler free Tldr: some interesting ideas thrown in around a terrible main character, heavy pacing issues, and heavy ideological issues not actually expanded upon enough to be seen as useful or insightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Ableism, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Blood, Child death, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

celleuloid's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Ableism, Blood, Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

booknerdnative's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Gore, Suicide, Medical trauma, Body horror, Blood, Incest, Ableism, Racism, Violence, Murder, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Death, and Eating disorder