Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

20 reviews

victoriaharris001's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Torture, Vomit, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Addiction, Gaslighting, Gore, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Cancer, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Death of parent, Violence, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

I really wanted to like this one but I think it just isn't for me. It left me feeling kind of sad and gross whenever I would listen to the audiobook, and not in a good way. 

I've heard it compared to This Thing Between Us, and I can see the similarities in how it explores grief, but it didn't have that same feeling of cosmic horror.

I do appreciate the themes of this book and the writing. I just don't particularly like the heavy feeling of it. I may go back to this at some other point in time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Murder, Pregnancy, Classism, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Terminal illness, Violence, Gore, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

ashleymg99's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

This book just wasn’t for me. I was really interested in the mysticism, but it was just a bit too dark, gritty, and gory for my personal taste. Some scenes are very graphic (violent) and hard to read, and I don’t consider myself to have a weak stomach. Overall, the book was pretty depressing. I think the writing was great, and the story had a unique premise, but the tone was a bit too rough for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Racism, Grief, Torture, Death, Gore, Child death, Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, and Blood

regen20's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Drug use, Cursing, Physical abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, and Death

Moderate: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Racial slurs and Pregnancy

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Trafficking, and Racism

Moderate: Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Cancer, Drug use, and Pregnancy

Minor: Transphobia, Outing, and Misogyny

kingsteph's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Terminal illness, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Transphobia and Suicidal thoughts

morecrocs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Addiction, Blood, Murder, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, and Racism

quackthump's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Torture

meaganbellovin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Cursing, Racial slurs, and Gore

Minor: Transphobia