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lithoerary_atria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
lemme break it down for ya:
parts 1, 2 & 3? utterly boring and mind-numbing and the whole writing down the sounds made didn't help. also i DIDN'T appreciate the numerous flashbacks that went on for pages. they could've been done away with.
parts 4 & 5? HELL YEAH, that's my stuff!! horrors beyond human comprehension & feeling helpless? fuck yes!! the writing was still meh tho especially with those internal voices inside luke's mind. it was silly & brought you out of the story lol.
part 6? i- we don't speak about it lol.
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual content
midnightgremlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Death of parent
juliaaa02's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Dementia, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pedophilia, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Self harm, Torture, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Incest, Pregnancy, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
apolloniablooms'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
2.5
Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Grief, Torture, Stalking, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Terminal illness, Animal death, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, and Body horror
noveltay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
a_novel_craving's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Kidnapping, Incest, Grief, Death, Confinement, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Addiction
literaryliaisons's review against another edition
- Absolutely no buildup of suspense. The protagonist goes mad in the first 30 seconds and the thought of 388 pages of his addle-brained whining made me want to hurl my kindle into the sea
- The only woman in the story is a plot device and nothing more. Cutter completely deletes her from the narrative until it suits him to remind us that she exists. Remarkable that Cutter can lose track of one of FOUR characters on an undersea base in the Mariana fucking Trench.
- Literally do not give a rat’s ass about 80% of the flashbacks, which make up about half of the entire book. So unnecessary.
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Dementia, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
dromedaryreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
That being said, I still very much liked this book. The amount of background given on the main character alone made it worth the read, and I do love how so much of the things casually mentioned about his childhood are circled back to and become bigger, more important things.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexual content and Torture
finleyfrogreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Confinement, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm
Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Murder, Sexual assault, and Vomit
alycatlovesbooks'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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body shaming, Incest, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Pedophilia, Death, and Domestic abuse