Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

251 reviews

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was such a tough book to get through. I loved the premise, Nick Cuttlet set up such a world of dread and constant fear, the writing and overall theme was so well done. But the level of animal cruelty really got to me. I know, I know....human cruelty is fine but animal cruelty makes me squeamish? I don't get it either but the way he wrote was just so....vivid and compelling that it gave me such a visceral reaction. I really had to push myself past the 3/4th point into the final quarter because it was just....a lot. For that reason I would have rated it higher but that took a lot out for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Classism

kimskankwalker's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Excrement, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

gbrl's review against another edition

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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

addiclaire's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, and Blood

alirenreads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Self harm

penne_lane's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

A shocking journey. Satisfying as it is horrifying. A vast study of human nature and experience, social and primal. Probably #1 fave book right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lollypopzoo's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This one was not my cup of tea. There are several horrific animal scenes. I think that Cutter books are more for the people who enjoy movies like the Saw franchise. I’m much more of a haunted house or monster kind of person. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

benjiaprout's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

I didn't like worms before. I really don't like them now.

The prose is very readable, and the premise is interesting. But considering my copy had a Stephen King quote saying it scared the hell out of him, I'm confused. It was grim, sure, utterly disgusting - the worst body horror I'd read and I've had a mosey about. It made me feel sick, but not scared, there wasn't an awful lot of suspense as the basic plot gets spoiled relatively early on and anyone with decent grasp of story and character can guess where the plot and scouts will end up. Not bad, but I'm not as impressed as I hoped to be, seeing as I'd seen so many people recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

dayofthetabi's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

1.0

This book isn’t scary. I love horror. This isn’t it. This is gross. The fat phobia is astounding. Had this been written in the 70s or 80s, okay terrible but ‘‘twas the times. 2014? And every single character has an issue with someone being overweight? Every single one? Go suck on an egg. 

The animal violence is also just for violence sake. Most was not needed. In fact half this book was just not needed. Cut the page count turn it into a novella for those who enjoy torture films and be done. Because this was awful, not because it was violent, but because it took great works with lessons and just ruined them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse and Excrement

natalya_c14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail