Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

148 reviews

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

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Vomit

kek513's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia

hauger's review against another edition

Graphic violence

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

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

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

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: Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Hate crime and Homophobia

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

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

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

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

nix_jinx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

Weirdly,  the ending saved this one for me. It's one hell of thought-experiment the whole way through, which felt very poorly played out by the characters at times. I admit, there were stretches where I lost interest in the narrative and perspectives, but I did so want to carry it through. Knowing what I know now,  I really love the psychology of this one.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Confinement and Hate crime

reggiethebird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

Bad for your blood pressure.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kellyofcali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

3.75

A good horror novel - a bit more brutal and gruesome than expected, but I moved through it quickly, pushed on my growing tension and uncertainty.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal death