Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

10 reviews

danibee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

I thought this was so chilling! It was a quick read but certainly not for everyone. I like how the author uses very intentional symbolism (hint: pay attention to the color yellow). This is the second book by Paul Tremblay I’ve read, and I think I liked A Head Full of Ghosts more. There is some weird POVs in this book, but they were mostly successful and clear although I did get confused at some points. Over all, if you like horror and don’t have any upcoming glamping plans, The Cabin at the End of the World is worth a read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Confinement, Violence, Homophobia, Blood, Animal death, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

traa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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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

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. 

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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

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.

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Animal death

eggplantia5's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I did not watch the movie, but I did see the movie trailers.
I was curious about this book well before the movie, as there was a fair amount of controversy around the ending when it first came out. 

I think it was a little hard for me to get through at times because the writing was a little stilted. The differing perspectives were fine, although with relatively few characters, I feel like we could have gotten some more perspective from all the strangers. 

A tense and creepy book - not going to be everyone's cup of tea. I think I probably would not have finished it had I not been so curious about the debate around the ending.

The ending is definitely ambiguous but I feel like the 4 strangers were telling the truth, and that the world was ending. What was conveyed through the book, sure, was self-reported, but that is all the evidence we have - we don't have any evidence that they did confabulate a bizarre story. We don't have evidence that they knew each other or were somehow set up in an elaborate scheme. There is no specific reason why this family was targeted. The potential coincidence of the one guy potentially being the one to beat up one of the dads was not 100% confirmed, in my opinion.

Borrowed from library, probably won't re-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Death

demartinodoc's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide, and Homophobia

Minor: Animal death

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Violence, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death

mousey's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A really tense and interesting read. The ambiguity of the circumstances the characters are stuck in makes you unsure of who to root for, of who is right and who is wrong, but that makes it all the more engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Cursing, and Death

camillesuzannes's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gore, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death

rachaelallyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Child abuse