Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

53 reviews

caro_mac's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Bullying, Cannibalism, Confinement, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Minor: Vomit, Excrement, and Suicide

autumnrevisited's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This is one of the worst books I’ve ever read. Not because it was bad but because it was so gross and detailed in a way that is just viscerally unnerving. Impressive writing but fucking hell. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Excrement, Murder, Abandonment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Death, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Police brutality, Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Medical trauma, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Torture and Sexual content

jvr1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Death, Excrement, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

lexx_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

extreme body horror! Not for the faint of heart 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Animal death, Child death, Excrement, Gore, Vomit, Body shaming, Murder, Blood, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, and Physical abuse

rosaelia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, this one was absolutely amazing.
I dropped (not DNF'd; I'll pick it back up eventually) Cows for this one. And boy oh boy, am I glad that I did.

I grew to love

the last character, Max.

The ending was somewhat confusing, though?

Did Max end up actually infected? If so, how? Did the worms stay dormant and hidden inside of him somehow?

Anyway, it was a fabulous read! Sort of a slow start once it focuses on the boys, but it was very worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Fatphobia, Death, Self harm, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Child death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Torture, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing and Vomit

Minor: Excrement and Alcohol

priscillarobock's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Spiders, worms

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

silverwings95's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Suicide, Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Confinement, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Cursing, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

lilitalybabe's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Grief, Murder, Violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Excrement, Self harm, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, and Physical abuse

mm1216's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Violence, Child death, Animal death, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Child abuse, and Excrement

mbayram's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Fatphobia, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Cannibalism, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Minor: Stalking, Vomit, and Sexual content

It's wild. Went into this book blind except I knew it was intense and crazy and that's absolutely true. It's one of the best books I've read in a while. The writing is great and the characters are well rounded. Definitely had me squirming in my seat!