Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

292 reviews

carlomartinez__'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism

circleofgrace's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully harrowing. You want to read hiding behind the sofa, or with you fingers in front of your eyes, just to save yourself from what you know if inevitable. But you must read on, to be a witness to this incredible tale of love. I would give this book to every man I knew for lessons on love and strength. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

leah_alexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This will rip your heart out and tear it in two. One of the bleakest, most difficult to grapple with books I’ve ever read, but I could not put it down. Distinct and effective prose—worked so well to convey the feelings of the kinds of experiences the characters were going through. Oof overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, and Cannibalism

crustywhitedog's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

jordanfister's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

petty_anthropology's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism

lawofeyes'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? Yes

4.75

The style of writing is unique and some getting used to, but it's very effective. There are several really visceral and horrifying scenes in the book, but it's not entirely hopeless, though definitely very bleak. Relatively short book that you can read in one sitting if wanted. I couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

vonnibel's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

beautiful beautiful prose. the right side of the book kept getting devastatingly thinner and thinner. kind of want to immediately reread it just to be with the boy and his dad one more time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Minor: Cannibalism

kaybronny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I cried. A lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Cannibalism

bitterpearl's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It's an eye-opener about the effects of climate change on our planet, but at the same time the author teaches us that if current society is stripped bare of its material wealth, power, and pleasures, nothing else will help the human race but love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic