Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Hunger by Alma Katsu

14 reviews

piepatch's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Murder, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Gore, Pedophilia, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Racial slurs, Rape, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, Incest, and Sexism

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

I was really interested in this book, knowing that this is (loosely) based on a true story I was expecting to get more addicted to it. But that didn't happened.

Although, at some points this is a very dark and twisted story I found it very dragging and kinda hard to keep up. There are too many characters, too many similar names, too many background stories...

Maybe I need to reread it and the next time I will enjoy it more. We'll see!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Medical trauma, Sexism, Self harm, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Animal death, Classism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Xenophobia, Slavery, Sexual violence, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Gun violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, and Suicide attempt

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

The Details:
Narrated by Kirsten Potter
Unabridged 

I think I would have preferred having read the non fiction event of what happened, which is a first for me.
It just felt a bit off and I can't exactly pin point why - but I know that for me, I quickly lost track of all the characters.

The skin walker lore was interesting, and I would like to read more about that in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual assault

sugarbucky's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Child death, Rape, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

kyra_joy's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Well written, an interesting take on a historical event. It was a little slow in
 some places,  and there are some POVs I probably could have done without . I also found the end a bit abrupt, especially for such a slow burn book. Over all a pretty good book though and the characters I did like were enjoyable to read. I think anyone who loves horror and historical retellings would greatly enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, and Body horror

lfp315's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, and Animal death

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

rogackia's review

I was looking for a scary book to read and this didn't fit the bill.

None of the characters were very likable, there wasn't much suspense, and the book didn't even feel like it was building towards anything.

I also didn't really enjoy interluding back to a characters past in order to forcibly fill in backstory which may or may not be relevant and delay any suspense that was building.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Rape

zoemorana's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Cannibalism, Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Racial slurs

magellen's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Solid, dread from the start story. Walks between the mystical and the desperate for scientific explanation.

For a while it's a jumble of POVs but they do ultimately tie together in a horrid grotesque bow. Don't get attached to anyone, don't hope for the best - if you know anything about the history of the Donner-Reed Party, you know what you've gotten into !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Homophobia, Grief, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Racism, Murder, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Confinement, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• 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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Cultural appropriation, Blood, Racial slurs, Animal death, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Colonisation