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Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian

3 reviews

erynlasbelin's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Blood, Gore, Vomit, and Alcoholism

Minor: Grief, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Body shaming, Cursing, Excrement, Fatphobia, Rape, Racism, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Medical content, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was such a fun ride, the description had me hooked and I was ready for some western antics! 

Themes of found family, gathering an adventure party, and good vs evil. Our main cast of adventurers is a dynamic and hearty bunch, mysterious backgrounds abound! The baddies are either absolutely unhinged, or total wretches that make you pity and hate them. There's an undercurrent of bumbling henchmen (with racist and misogynist tendancies) and it feels like every single character has the worst luck (aside from a few). There is gruesome violence and body horror, some spectral scares, and an overall tenseness to the story. 

The pace was a little slower than I expected, considering the tagine, and I had issues remember the massive cast of characters between the constant shifting perspectives. All said and done, this book was a great time, equal parts hilarious and unsettling. 

I listened to an ALC via libro.fm and the narrator was excellent. Showcasing various Western/Southern accents to easily deliberate between speakers, and perfectly portryed the deranged big baddie, John Pirhella was amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Torture, Murder, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Racial slurs, Vomit, Colonisation, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Suicide, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

apairofducks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

What a fantastic horror western. Grecian’s ability to set a tense mood was so effective that at one point I had to stop reading at night and promise that I’d start reading again when it was light outside. Every character felt distinct, and every movement of the plot, no matter what odd town or haunted forest we passed through, kept me hooked. 
This novel is also a feat of first person omniscient! I’ve read too many novels recently that tried to do first person close with alternating POVs, and I need them to read this novel and take notes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Torture, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts