Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

4 reviews

mconroy9137's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Death, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Excrement, Antisemitism, and Grief

voilajean's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, Religious bigotry, Violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Classism and Antisemitism

honeywine's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Loved this lil ghost story in a retail giant. Very spooky, some parts made my heart race. Some parts were super gross and made me feel sick (I’m glad I wasn’t eating while reading) like the seance scene. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Classism, Torture, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexual content and Stalking

madarauchiha's review

fast-paced

1.0

 ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜  my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 💜 💙 💚 💛 🧡 ❤️

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Fun. Campy. Goofy. I guess. It's pop horror with heavy amounts of torture and antisemitism. I read it, don't remember much of it. I can't recommend it, tbh. If it weren't for the hook of 'wink not Ikea wink!' I don't think it would be particularly compelling. 

Also. You can't make something terrifying and horrific without references to real life antisemitic genocide? You suck.

content warnings [ incomplete? ]
major body horror, rats, unsanitary, vomit, gore, blood, suicide, torture, etc.
major antisemitism, Shoah / Auschwitz mention. Like why.... Content straight from the book:

“The hard work makes Orsk your family, and the hard work is free.” But the running water had worn away many of the letters. Now, it simply read: “Work makes you free.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Vomit, Blood, Confinement, Suicide, and Antisemitism