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The Troop by Nick Cutter

280 reviews

j_yarbrough's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lassossa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Had to skip a few pages because of the animal cruelty. This book is not for the weak. I won’t forget this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

dakotahrey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

zek's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

**CONTENT WARNING:**

Please be advised that this novel contains body horror, violence toward and by children, and cruelty toward insects and animals.

Nick Cutter's _The Troop_ is a successful work of horror, and largely as a result of its visceral content, it has become his most well-known work. The novel is weak in character development but has a decent and easy-to-follow plot.

The novel capitalizes on body horror, and David Cronenberg fans will feel right at home with this one.

Nick Cutter has a lot more for horror lovers if you "dive" into his other offerings.

This reviewer deliberately chooses not to discuss the plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, and Violence

gethin_burke's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Cursing

kristianna17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing

taemaeto's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

alitas123's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

linoswalt's review against another edition

I have read a lot of fucked up shit but I just couldn’t with Shelley. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Torture, and Violence