Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

119 reviews

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

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.

verafa1ry's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

loganrhps's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.25

I was expecting a creepy demonic supernatural murder, but uhhhhhh let's just say I left the story very uncomfortable which I suppose means the author did his job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

jordanh's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

I dont get triggered very often but oh my god yikes this was heavy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

luisaaaa's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

this was absolutely vile i feel ill and literally nauseous 

thats the review

read at our own risk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder and Rape

myahk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder

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

sofhaz's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

oliviamichelle_'s review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

darkntwistybooks's review

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, Violence, and Murder