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katiebella_reads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
A psychological thriller or a nightmaric fever dream. From one moment to the next, the reader is hung is suspense and is never quite sure what is really going on. This book is highly underrated and overlooked! Honing in on the same feelings as reading a Poe short story, this author does a suburb job of capturing the horror of true evil.
Dr H. is a new young psychiatrist, newly assigned to a mental ward. with the zeal of the young he offers to take on the incurable patient "Joe." Joe has a bad rap of being a danger to those around him. The first few chapters are an ominous build-up of why everyone is kept away from him. Everyone who comes in contact seems to commit suicide.
Dr. H becomes obsessed with diagnosing him, convinced that he will find something that every Dr has missed in almost 30 years of incare treatment. But Dr. H is just smart enough to be a danger to himself as he begins to suspect everyone around him of gross negligence towards the patient.
This book is told in first person, from the perspective of Dr. H, as he relays it to an online support group. The writing is suburb. The characters are so well drawn out that you feel like you know them personally. The graphic description of events leaves little to be desired. I found nothing wanting or lacking in this book.
******trigger warning - child rape, child abuse, child death.
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, and Pedophilia
jj_tj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death, Blood, and Murder
samilly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault
csommerlot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
danicam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture
datewithathriller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
ineedchocolate's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, Self harm, and Child abuse
zabrinagw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault and Gore
veektorya's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
dotweems's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Body horror, Self harm, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
Minor: Domestic abuse