Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

145 reviews

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

So. I think the best word for this book is "yucky". Between graphic body horror, grotesqu situations and disturbing inner monologs, this book had me questioning whether I could keep reading as I frantically flew through It's pages.

Every single character in this book is beautifully written, even if it is horrific. Each character comes with their own unique backstory that pulls you in, whether out of pity or pure disgust. Loved it.

I saw a lot of reviews about animal abuse that made me weary going in and I have to agree - it's detailed. It's awful. It's not for the faint of heart. 

A final note - bugs. Lots and lots of bugs. If that is a no go for you, don't bother with this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Grief, Torture, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Animal death, and Body horror

smeagol357's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

3.75

This was such a tough book to get through. I loved the premise, Nick Cuttlet set up such a world of dread and constant fear, the writing and overall theme was so well done. But the level of animal cruelty really got to me. I know, I know....human cruelty is fine but animal cruelty makes me squeamish? I don't get it either but the way he wrote was just so....vivid and compelling that it gave me such a visceral reaction. I really had to push myself past the 3/4th point into the final quarter because it was just....a lot. For that reason I would have rated it higher but that took a lot out for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Body shaming, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm

Moderate: Violence, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

gracefullydissapointed's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Bullying, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Body horror

virago's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was effed up.  I finally found a book that people said, "It's disturbing," and it actually was.

A scount master takes five scounts to a local island for the annual weekend camping trip.  The scout master is just done, and the kids are just the worst.

Without spoiling, the scout master made bad decision after bad decision, one scount qas very into testing his limits with adults, anf another had anger issues... This is just thenperfect storm for bad things.  I've never had a desire to read Lord of the Flies, and this just solidified that lack of want.

Very good (bad) book; check your trigger warnings. There were things I was prepared for that I was still not prepared for.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Minor: Body shaming and Bullying

lollypopzoo's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

3.0

This one was not my cup of tea. There are several horrific animal scenes. I think that Cutter books are more for the people who enjoy movies like the Saw franchise. I’m much more of a haunted house or monster kind of person. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Gore, Fatphobia, Self harm, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Child death, Body horror, Blood, and Alcohol

dayofthetabi's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

This book isn’t scary. I love horror. This isn’t it. This is gross. The fat phobia is astounding. Had this been written in the 70s or 80s, okay terrible but ‘‘twas the times. 2014? And every single character has an issue with someone being overweight? Every single one? Go suck on an egg. 

The animal violence is also just for violence sake. Most was not needed. In fact half this book was just not needed. Cut the page count turn it into a novella for those who enjoy torture films and be done. Because this was awful, not because it was violent, but because it took great works with lessons and just ruined them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Bullying, and Torture

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Excrement and Domestic abuse

natalios's review against another edition

4.25

This shit broke me. I know it was supposed to scare me, make me disgusted to no end (which it did, I'll never be the same again), but the end ripped my heart right out and stomped on it. 

The turtle scene never happened. Chapter 50 never happened. I was so foolish to hope for a happy ending for at least Max and Newt..
Fuck fucking Shelley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Vomit

teaselkie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Gore, Self harm, Child death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying

cduncan97's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Fatphobia, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual content, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis