Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

92 reviews

sargasso_c's review against another edition

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

4.25

Truly horrific but beautifully written. Worth a read if you can stomach it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Rape

goreimm's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder

ryoung23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Another one of those wtf did I just read. It's messed up and graphic, which seems to be right up my alley here lately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

LOTS of trigger warnings

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bowlingforboots's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

gorbon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

You have to be a little f*cked up to enjoy this kind of content, but if extreme horror is your taste this is one of the better ones!

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

this book is very fucked up.
oddly enough though, i really enjoyed it - the author has an addictive way of writing and weaving the story together, leaving you wanting more, even though you’d rather not continue on. 
it is quite predictable, but not in a negative way, it makes you want to continue on to see if it’s truly going in the direction you hope it won’t, and creates such dread within you. 

not a book i would necessarily just recommend to anyone, and definitely read trigger warnings - there’s some heavy stuff in here. will definitely be looking into the second book soon.
perfect for a start to the halloween season.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying

_terah_hansen_'s review

challenging dark tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Abandonment

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

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