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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca
77 reviews
jasper_wildlife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Blood, Gore, Miscarriage, Vomit, Suicide, Grief, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Animal death, Homophobia, and Infertility
minimicropup's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
- Bizarro, speculative, satirical threaded with low key, suggestive horror
- Hits of heavy, sad, macabre horror and exploring the effects of that trauma in symbolic prose
- No plot just vibes-ish, snapshot of life drama with polarizing experiences and themes
- Eclectic mixes of short/novella style stories
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đș Growls, Howls, and Tail Wags đ
đŹ Tale-Telling: The writing throughout was mesmerizing. There was a rhythm to the words that made me eager to discover what would happen next. Even when the stories seemed to wander into the abstract, the prose held my attention without being distracting or seeming fake. It didnât feel pretentious, justâŠdifferent and literary?
đ„ Fuel:
1: My favourite and sits perfectly in the realm of realistically skewing nostalgia. For those millennials who grew up with the internet, this isnât so far-fetched. Pretentious people writing long-winded weirdness was like, the entirety of late â90s/early aughts discussions on websites anyone could make and hardly anyone would ever find đ . And for the younger reader wondering why anyone would even interact with the giant red flag these people wereâŠthink of Catfish fully unhinged.
2: With its echoes of "The Shining," it had an atmosphere and a deep, unsettling vibe that carries the narrative far, even if the ending leaves you scratching your head and feeling insecure about clues you might have missed (or was that just me?)
3: While not hitting the same high notes, still offered its own unique flavor.
Random Thoughts
đ€ What worked: Most of these tales were suggestive, symbolic horror more Kafkaesque nightmare than gory spectacles. It was the kind of horror that sometimes had shock value but mainly aimed to unsettle through the absurd, the satirical, and the downright bizarre. The collection might not be for those seeking straightforward or gory scares; instead, it was a deeper, more introspective form of unease and existential dread.
đ« What didnât: Since they're so different, not every story in this collection may hit the mark for every reader. Those who like 1 may dislike 3...those who love 3 likely dislike 1 etc.
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Content Heads-Up:
1: Food horror. Sexual content (brief, self). Animal cruelty and torture (wildlife
2: Divorce/separation. Suicide. Delusions. Death. Murder. Sexual content (consentual, brief). Religious/spiritual horror (death, afterlife, punishment). Parental rejection (of adult child). Infidelity. Loss of a child. Miscarriage (brief description on page). Loss of a spouse. Grief.
3: Racism (racist character opinion; off page). Gambling.
Rep:
1: Lesbian. Ambiguous gender and sexual identities.
2: Heterosexual. Cisgender and ambiguous gender identities.
3: Gay. Cisgender.
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Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Gore and Miscarriage
Minor: Infidelity, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content
sleepyshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Child death, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, and Pregnancy
lordslag's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Blood, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, and Vomit
thebechdelbitch'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? Yes
3.0
Also Finneas. It's kind of worth reading for Finneas.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, and Child death
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
plutos_atmosphere's review against another edition
2.0
Things have gotten worse since we last spoke:
3 đ Was as gross as people said it was, so that's great? Certainly an interesting read, to say the least. It also made me feel quite uncomfortable. So so so so so weird - please don't read if you don't like
The Enchantment:
2 đ Felt a little slow although it certainly wasn't. I think I wasn't fully concentrating when reading this so I missed a few core details that left me confused for the duration of the short story. I'm not sure if I was a big fan of how supernatural it was because I felt it jumped around a lot. Please don't read if you have trauma around or are sensitive to the mentions of
You'll find that it's like that all over:
1 đ So, soooo boring. I think that the meaning could've been carried out in a different way. I also think that
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke was certainly the star of the show and the other two stories were just not it. I wish I could be more positive about this book but it was just not very fulfilling.
Graphic: Gore, Miscarriage, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Body horror
moosereads1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Self harm
alexandmor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Body horror, and Child death
rowstream's review against another edition
- 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
- Ălskar formatet med utdrag av chattkonversationer och mail i 1:a novellen. Gör att vilken text som helst kĂ€nns mer lĂ€ttlĂ€st.
- Ălskar att det lĂ€mnas mycket för tolkning och spekulation.
- Ălskar att det hela tiden ligger en tryckande kĂ€nsla av obehag genom alla 3 novellerna.
- Ălskar författarens skrivsĂ€tt.
- Varför parasiter?! Hujedamig.
- Uppskattar mindre sonens dödsfall i 2:a novellen dĂ„ den verkar OMĂJLIG. Men alla har artistisk frihet, jag kan bara inte se hur det Ă€r möjligt?
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage
dexlud's review against another edition
- 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
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