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The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

22 reviews

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Vomit

batcaves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Animal death, and Mass/school shootings

keenanmaree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Torture

miniaturephilosopher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Torture

sfbookgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Oh, how I desperately wanted to like this one. I’ve heard amazing things about Wendig’s previous book, Wanderers, and I’m a big fan of all things spooky. Despite the hefty page count, I was determined to read it during spooky season to get my share of horror. The Book of Accidents had elements of magical realism that I, unfortunately, did not enjoy, and I would have rather done without. Nevertheless, The Book of Accidents is definitely a spooky tale…I had vivid dreams every night while reading this book. 

 

The Book of Accidents is somewhat of a scary family saga in which Nathan and his wife Maddie move into Nathan’s old childhood home after his father passes away. Both Nathan and Maddie were raised with somewhat terrifying childhood experiences, and when their son Oliver starts getting spooked by things he sees in the woods out back, Nathan and Maddie start to panic. There were quite a few components of the story that I really enjoyed, but I think I could have done without those magical realism elements. Several people I’ve talked to have said otherwise, so it’s up to you to decide whether to pick this one up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Chronic illness

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Dementia, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Racism