Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV

4 reviews

bites_of_books's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

What a story! I absolutely was hooked from the start as each character is introduced. We meet a group of folks who are invited to stay a week at a house by a lake by their long time friend Walter. As their stay progresses they learn that Walter's motives were not at all what he'd expressed in his emails and texts. Each person now has to cope with the consequences of what is happening, both physical and mental. 

Loved the art, it was really striking at times and also gave me a sense of the claustrophobia that the characters would be feeling in the house. If you like a good horror/sci-fi story, definitely check this out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Gore, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

mermaidsherbet's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

lilacwhisker's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Beautiful. The writing and drawings were both phenomenal and kept me hooked the whole time. Even if you don’t read comics very often, you should definitely read this one!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, War, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Deadnaming

indeedithappens's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol