Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

46 reviews

waverlyloyd's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

this book was so insane and brutal and dark and disturbing that it feels wrong to give it any kind of rating. so I won’t. If you are easily disturbed, scared, or grossed out, do NOT read this book. It was gruesome and graphic and sick. Seriously the most disturbing book I have ever read. I found it fascinating and thrilling, and it’s pretty hard to shock me, but this book did just that. i’m thankful it was only 165 pages. im going to go and watch a disney movie now … :-)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Blood, Body horror, Death, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Violence, and Toxic relationship

devin_raquel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

Ok, so this book is a lot. It definitely not as violent or gore-filled as some of the other novels I read, but the emotional aspect to this books was tough for me to get around. 

I was really enjoying Lori’s character, and even empathizing with her and her over the top true crime obsession. But when the horrors she committed were finally revealed, I felt sick to my stomach with the thought of supporting her. Some of her sins are easy to spot, but others are just as shocking as they are dark. 

As for the overall story and plot, I loved it. I thought that Triana did an absolutely stunning job on this book. The amount of detail that he gets in, in such a short book is truly incredible. They way he describes the setting, making sure to include all five senses, makes the reader feel as if their traveling up the river too. 

If you like horror novels, you’ll like this book. If you like psychological thrillers or true crime, you’ll like this book. Make sure you check the trigger warnings before reading though!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Death

maggotea's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.25

ableism abounds in this novel. the racism, murder, and sexual assault are all viewed as negative, but the ableism is meant to make us sympathize with our main character. not the case for me, i would not recommend this one and will not be reading it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Rape, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Ableism, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

lillystahl's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Ableism, Child death, Eating disorder, Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

For sure one of the better splatterpunk pieces I've read as far as the actual plot goes! I am newer to the genre but I enjoyed this one. Super great balance of horror elements and interesting plot. Didn't love how graphic the SA scenes were - that's the only thing I could have done without, but it sure did accomplish the point of making it super uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

verafa1ry's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Violence, Gore, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Death, Grief, Incest, and Rape

fairyribs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

it wasn’t as fucked up as I thought it was gonna be lol. All I can say is that mayosapiens can sometimes be the dumbest protagonists tbh.

The atmosphere in this book was unmatched. Edmund cox really reminded me of Richard Ramirez and Lori as his stupid groupie. Speaking of Lori, I loved how the author went from depicting her as a sympathetic character into a vile disgusting monster who deserved everything she got. Hell, I wish she was tortured violently and without salvation for what she did to her siblings. But that’s just me being unreasonably cruel when I know therapy should probably been something that she should have gotten.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Incest, Gaslighting, and Ableism

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

liv54kmg's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Sexual violence, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Eating disorder

peytonliveslife's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Incest, Body horror, Abandonment, Child abuse, Ableism, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs