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elle622's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Drug use, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Gore, Abortion, Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Body horror, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
bccorrea's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Vomit, Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Gore, Death, Body horror, and Blood
adelinekramer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Gore, Rape, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Child death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
bookdeviant86's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Self harm, and Sexual content
Unless you are a a real extreme horror fan do not read. This is one of my favorite books but please keep in mind that something is me is broken and I haven't found a book yet that is a deal breaker yet.kristinajoy07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
ka_ask2002's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, Addiction, Pedophilia, Gore, Suicide, Death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Miscarriage, Blood, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Rape, and Toxic relationship
madeinlavanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Rape, Death, Sexual content, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Child death, Sexual violence, and Cannibalism
perpetuallygreads's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, and Cursing
hannah_allen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Unfortunately, this author chose the latter of these options when writing Dead Inside.
The reader receives limited information about the two main characters and their backgrounds. There isn’t a full-fledged story told- we go from one horrific and gruesome situation to the next, until the book eventually ends. And in my opinion, if an author is going to commit to the dark and disturbing parts of the human psyche, then the author has a responsibility to the reader to write a story, not a series of disturbing happenings loosely woven together with necrophilia and cannibalism.
Aside from the author’s descriptions of the books’ settings, the prose is underwhelming, and the dialogue feels forced. The twist is predictable, but is set up very well throughout the book. The author gives the reader a lovely, ironic dichotomy of the two characters’ “final forms” in the last pages that gives some relief from their grotesque tension. I also enjoyed the brief periods of time I found myself “rooting for” the main character; these were also welcomed reprieves from the book’s (at times) unnecessary graphicness.
With all that being said, I *am* sitting here thinking and talking about this book, and this could very well be one of the author’s goals. In that sense, he did what he set out to do. I just think this book could have been written with a clearer point of view. Maybe I’ve interpreted this in a way it’s not meant to be interpreted, but I will not be re-reading this book to parcel that out.
If you want a much darker, shorter, and more disturbing book with the same vibes as Verity by Colleen Hoover, this *might* be a book worth your time. If you absolutely love body-horror movies, this might be a book worth your time. If you’re looking for something purposefully shocking, this also might be a book worth your time.
TRIGGER WARNINGS (graphic descriptions): necrophilia, cannibalism, sexual assault, rape, abortion, infant death.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Rape and Murder
Graphic descriptions of necrophilia are included 2-3 times throughout this book.anxiouslyreading33's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Self harm