Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

80 reviews

dexlud's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes is a beautiful short story collection by Eric LaRocca, consisting of 3 beautifully told horror stories that make your blood run cold. My favourite story was the second one, The Enlightenment. I found the storytelling amazing and loved it so much! My least favourite was the final one, You’ll Find It’s Like That All Over, which was amazing and I still loved, just not as much as the other two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Child death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Self harm

Moderate: Vomit

jaedia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Animal death, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

chickenkendies's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Child abuse, and Gore

nikzzz3's review against another edition

challenging dark

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child death, Animal death, Violence, Suicide, and Death

PARASITE

jalecd's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke - 4/5
An unsettling depiction of obsession, kink, and how human nature often makes us seek out the very things that destroy us. A visceral and uncomfortable read.

The Enchantment - 2/5
With key themes of religiosity, grief, and what grief can do to the human psyche, I expected a bit more from the plot. Ultimately, I was left with more questions than answers, and honestly a bit confused by the plot. 

You’ll Find It’s Like That Over - 3/5
An enjoyable read commenting on people pleasing and the human desire to maintain social etiquette no matter the cost. It was a bit anti-climactic but I enjoyed the build up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Child death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Self harm, Grief, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Lesbophobia and Racism

caidyn'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I read Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke another time, then I bought this little collection. I wasn't as into the other two stories compared to the first. Still good, but not as compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Grief

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Miscarriage, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Child death

auteaandtales's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Self harm, Fatphobia, Child death, Miscarriage, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Child death, Self harm, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

bunnyprincess's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Homophobia, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide, Vomit, Torture, Body horror, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, and Violence