Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Deep by Nick Cutter

235 reviews

jn0016's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Murder

snovella's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

kmaddy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

meghanallis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

youngloveleroy's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

5.0

 I HAVE CHILLS, OK. This book does so many things and does them incredibly well. 5 stars, though I'd give more if I could. Probably the best horror book I've read in a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest and Kidnapping

vyralvyris's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.25

Cutter has such a captivating writing style, but the story feels disjointed and tacked together in a rush, especially at the end. With such a fascinating concept, I can't believe I was bored through the first 7 hours of the audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Stalking

aemesserlie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

amvamp95's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

mmc_librarian's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Grief

afinalgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

the troop has stayed in my head since i read it, and so i had high expectations of the deep. tim bought me this book for valentine’s day 🖤, knowing how much the troop messed with me. this book also messed with me, the descriptive way nick cutter writes is so disgusting at times and yet i devoured this book! 

the claustrophobia of a deep sea station and the unbalanced minds of the scientists working within was unsettling, the sounds and the experiments added to the atmosphere. there was a few times i had to put the book down, crank open a window and get some fresh air. books that make me physically queasy are a firm fav - the power an author has to elicit a response like that is so 🤌🏽

unfortunately the ending really confused me. it felt like that movie “the house that jack built” where it was interesting and intense and then the ending devolved into some weird hellish acid trip that left me far behind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse