Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

49 reviews

lori007's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

boombaeyah's review

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Fans of horror and survival should give this book a try! The book is essentially a compilation of interviews from the survivors from being stranded at Fantasticland for a month after a big hurricane. Each narrator is unreliable and the stories build on each other. It’s a very compelling read! Wish there was more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

mousetrap's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Racism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Classism, Cannibalism, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

opplecopter's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Death, Torture, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Confinement, and Drug use

gabgon2597's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Body horror, Child death, Bullying, Gore, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

exlibrisphoebe's review

dark sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Confinement, Medical content, Physical abuse, Torture, and Cursing

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

beejumpe's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A

4.25

This book did a great job at creating an unreliable narrative that feels indicative of people telling a story of a traumatic incident and the different ways people dealt with it. The characters felt realistic, there were some I loved (Glenn), ones I fucking hated (Sal). Each characters voice is unique and creates a very fun and frightening narrative. I think there are parts that didn’t fit my tastes but overall a fun and great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Death

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault

dezaraemd's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Colonisation, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Misogyny, Stalking, and Sexual content

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

Wow. Dark, painful and intense. A venture into the depravity that lies just under the surface of humanity, and can be drawn out when there's the temptation of getting away with it. Only slight downside is the sheer number of names that are used for repeating characters. Absolutely LOVED this read.

Edit: 5 stars. Whenever anyone asks me to recommend a book I mention this. It's only fair to give it 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Medical trauma, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Abandonment and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Rape, Violence, Cannibalism, Suicide, Torture, War, and Animal cruelty

vyralvyris's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Blood, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cannibalism