Reviews tagging 'Violence'

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

77 reviews

terrik_409's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Animal death

Moderate: Violence

warmrats's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A good psychological horror! Gripping and easy to follow with deeper themes of grief and trauma threaded throughout 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

chewiesayrelax's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Dark horror, violence, cosmic horror

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Gore, and Animal death

insomniacsun's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Thank you. I love you. I’m sorry. Thank you. I love you.
I’m sorry. For the things that still need to be written out.

Premetto che sono una mezza cartuccia quando si tratta di horror, ma se si parla di libri incentrati sul lutto, devo esserci. 

Sono molto contenta nel vedere che l'autore ha sfoggiato il meglio della sua prosa nelle descrizioni del lutto che invade la vita di Thiago, e non mi sorprende il fatto che questo libro sia nato dall'elaborazione di una sua perdita. 
I primi capitoli ambientati al funerale della moglie sono sicuramente la parte migliore del libro: per quanto l'elemento horror che ha seguito mi abbia raggelato il sangue nelle vene, quei passaggi mi hanno sviscerato come nessun demonio potrà mai fare. Kudos.

People cannot bear to think there are channels of human experience that are closed off to them, that they’ll never know. People want to believe their experience is universal, that nothing’s outside their scope.

Onestamente, dopo aver letto la trama, mi aspettavo un libro molto più incentrato sull'assistente Itza (stile AI che prende coscienza) invece è decisamente a tema sovrannaturale, che ho comunque apprezzato. L'autore ha gestito meravigliosamente la tensione e la confusione del protagonista di fronte a situazioni surreali, specialmente nel secondo arc.

Al momento sto ancora rimuginando sul finale, che mi ha lasciato un po' perplessa, e questo mi blocca dal dare 5 stelle al libro. Probabilmente rileggerò il libro per avere una visione più ampia fin dal principio. Alla fine, il fascino di un finale aperto come questo sta anche nel godersi una nuova esperienza con ogni rilettura. So che ci rifletterò su a lungo.

Penso che avrebbe funzionato meglio come finale aperto se ci fossero stati più riferimenti e approfondimenti su questo fatidico "banchetto". Sicuramente non è un lieto fine, e penso che decidendo di farla finita abbia preso posto alla tavolata, ma non capisco come questa maledizione sia partita. Però il passaggio alla terza persona, prima con la fotocamera nel sogno, e infine con il cambio di pronomi, è stato un colpo d'effetto. The Cook ha sicuramente avuto il sopravvento ben prima che Thiago si suicidasse e il colpo di grazia, a mio parere, l'ha dato la conversazione con Esteban.

Comunque sia, Moreno mi ha stregato con questo debutto, per cui il suo nome è uno che terrò sicuramente a mente, aspettando di leggere altri suoi libri.
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EDIT: portato su a 4.5 perchè non riesco a smettere di pensarci su. Tra svariate interpretazioni sulla natura di certi avvenimenti, e la validità di tutte loro, mi sento in obbligo di dover lodare un libro del genere. Riflettere sugli intrighi di questa storia ormai è parte della mia routine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Body horror, and Gore

hi_its_micah's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Deportation and Drug use

nerdy_yinzer's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The descriptions of grief are very relatable and poetic. I had a hard time following how the speaker played into things, though the action from middle of book through end really was enjoyable and creative. The sci-fi/dreamlike horror elements were strongest there and I’d wished it was like that from the beginning. I’d read more of that style from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

ghost_rider's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

bookishcookiemonster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A solid exploration of what greif feels like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Suicide, Gore, Medical trauma, Death, Murder, Body horror, Alcohol, Death of parent, Violence, Car accident, and Blood

Minor: Xenophobia, Racism, and Cursing

bedetterman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Medical content, and Abandonment

riereeds's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

Good horror read. Some jumpy timelines made it confusing which is the point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt