Reviews with content warning for Physical abuse - Fantasticland

A fascinating take on LOTF in a more modern time, the only glaring annoyance being how heavily technology addiction is blamed for the events of the novel. Otherwise, literally couldn't put it down, listened to the full audiobook in two days.

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funkyartmuffins's review

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

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

I liked this book a lot. Distopian/ruined theme park nightmare. I just found that each character had very similar "voices" to one another if that makes sense.

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Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

skillwithaquill's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

Strong character development? It's complicated

Loveable characters? It's complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A brutal tale told through “interviews” with a “reporter”, a creative choice that made each chapter a little mystery. Many unreliable narrators & their shifting perspectives kept me invested & intrigued the whole read. The gore is definitely present, but not overdone or used for cheap shock value.

Content Warnings

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury
Other content warnings: amputation, crowd crush, paranoia, severed limbs, decapitation, fourth-wall break, ptsd, flooding, threat of sexual violence, claustrophobia.

readerofdafuk's review

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

Loveable characters? It's complicated

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought it was a solid book. Loved the interview first person accounts and how everyone has different opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of the same events. I love the feeling of a slow buildup that eventually spirals into chaos at the end, and reading the whole account of the place as a timeline but each part is a different person was pretty creative. I like how the reporter included official sources too like the rescue team and outside security, etc.

I liked the story and the graphic imagery, but it didn't feel like a horror story. Idk hownto describe it but it didn't feel horrible enough? Weird to day but alright. Interesting enough story about the failure of management and protocol.
i also found it funny that the pirates were scared by the circus because of superstition. Because pirates.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

Moderate: Cannibalism

jwicks's review against another edition

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dark 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? N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Content Warnings

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cassie_04's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

Strong character development? Yes

Loveable characters? No

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

blymanor's review

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

Strong character development? Yes

Loveable characters? It's complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Intriguing. Great world-building! The technology aspect of the book was a bit weak and I feel it could have been cut out without affecting the story.

Content Warnings

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, and Pregnancy

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