Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

146 reviews

thedocument'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Child death, Animal cruelty, Torture, and Pandemic/Epidemic

poucks_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Self harm, and Suicide

greendaynerd's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, and Death

sosocrafty's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Violence, Medical trauma, Animal death, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Confinement, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Confinement, and Torture

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Death, and Toxic friendship

rosaelia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

Wow, this one was absolutely amazing.
I dropped (not DNF'd; I'll pick it back up eventually) Cows for this one. And boy oh boy, am I glad that I did.

I grew to love

the last character, Max.

The ending was somewhat confusing, though?

Did Max end up actually infected? If so, how? Did the worms stay dormant and hidden inside of him somehow?

Anyway, it was a fabulous read! Sort of a slow start once it focuses on the boys, but it was very worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Fatphobia, Death, Self harm, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Child death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Torture, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing and Vomit

Minor: Excrement and Alcohol

dais_111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book will stay with me for a while! As well as being gruesome and horrifying it also tells a tale of friendship and growing up. Will definitely stick with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Self harm

Minor: Body shaming, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Fatphobia

crispr_breadboard's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

The trigger warnings are true. Graphic means graphic. I could barely muster up the heart to continue reading any of the animal scenes. It was gut-wrenching. The villains of the story were well developed, I loved the twists and turns, and the fact I teetered between characters when trying to see who (if any) would survive. Loved the different types of media- from third person narrative, to interviews, to lab experiments, to indictments, to even an advertisement (corny photos and all). Really cool stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Medical trauma, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, and Police brutality

Insects - GRAPHIC Illness - GRAPHIC

delanus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Death, and Murder

jaimelouise06's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Death and Self harm