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ursus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness
roxiehrt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
kirahaycock21's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Deportation
Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit
mlewis's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Miscarriage
bitchigo's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
brunonadamas's review
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
opossumble's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Deportation
jmbz38's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Terminal illness and Vomit
archaicrobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This Thing Between Us is a slow burn horror novel told from the perspective of Thiago to his recently deceased wife Vera. After moving into a new condo strange things start to happen, eventually leading to a series of events that results in a freak accident involving Vera, Thiago’s wife. Vera eventually dies from complications of the accident and Thiago is left alone with a large sum of money and an evil entity that won’t seem to leave him or his loved ones alone.
This novel is hard to read, it’s an excellent in depth look at grief and what is left behind when a loved one passes and it’s heart wrenching. Even before getting to the crazy horror that occurs in this novel, just reading about Thiago’s devastation is hard! It reminds me of Tender is the Flesh, due to its stark bleakness.
Along with this grief stricken outlook, the novel is also VERY gruesome. Once Thiago leaves for Colorado the paranormal side of the book picks up and barrels ahead. Also a huge warning for animal death, there is a several scenes with a dog that were very violent and I would suggest keeping this in mind as well. I skipped ahead on my audiobook it was that gruesome.
Overall if you’re looking for something different, especially a horror novel that will stick with you and unsettle you, I’d suggest This Thing Between Us. It’s a short read and it leaves you thinking about a lot. Maybe too much.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent