Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

114 reviews

emilunax's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Gore, Rape, Murder, and Violence

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

d0nni3d's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.75

I am not easy to unsettle, so I guess the author did his job, the gore and the writting were good, but I personally find it difficult to enjoy a book when I don't like the main character and don't care what happens to them. Brutal and definitely not for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Incest, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Ableism, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual assault, and Violence

sheri_reads's review

dark tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

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

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.

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

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

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

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: Rape and Eating disorder