Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

175 reviews

traa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Grief, Excrement, Confinement, Blood, Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Homophobia

Minor: Stalking and Animal death

jkauffman503's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, and Child death

hauger's review against another edition

Graphic violence

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Death

jaedia's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 I was utterly transfixed by this book. I'd put it off for so long because "house invasion thriller" isn't my favourite subgenre but Cabin has a twist to it that makes the story so fascinating, the characters are incredible, the way it's written is fantastic... and the way he plays with ambiguity, holy hell. Chef's kiss. I *still* don't know what happened and I'm GLAD about it!! There were a few lines I highlighted just because they had me going, "Wow... what a line." Sheesh. Well now I need to obtain more Tremblay books, I guess. I've certainly got Horror Movie, his 2024 release, on preorder already. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Excrement, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content

horrorgami's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.75

I made the dire mistake of watching the movie before reading the book, and was gut punched by the differences. I thought I had to plot and ending already all mapped out in my head, but when it came time to it, I was utterly devastated. Almost to the extent I didn't know why to contue on. Yes, the book was good. It made me want to keep reading up until the gut punch, but I can't imagine ever having the heart to reread this and go through that all over again. Some would say this is a big winner for a book. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Hate crime

lexkazokas's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? No

2.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Child death

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Violence, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Hate crime, Excrement, and Vomit

emilyddd123's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

The first scenes were tense and gripping. Sort of lost its pace near the middle, but it was still interesting. Lots of graphic violence. Reflective ending. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Death, Blood, Grief, Gore, Torture, Homophobia, Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, and Violence

books_hay's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Violence

csutherlin3's review against another edition

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood