Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

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

104 reviews

rowstream's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

- Älskar formatet med utdrag av chattkonversationer och mail i 1:a novellen. Gör att vilken text som helst känns mer lättläst. 
- Älskar att det lämnas mycket för tolkning och spekulation. 
- Älskar att det hela tiden ligger en tryckande känsla av obehag genom alla 3 novellerna. 
- Älskar författarens skrivsätt. 

- Varför parasiter?! Hujedamig. 
- Uppskattar mindre sonens dödsfall i 2:a novellen då den verkar OMÖJLIG. Men alla har artistisk frihet, jag kan bara inte se hur det är möjligt?

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

awkwardimagination's review against another edition

good fucking god. this started off so confusing but tame and then it just jumped off a cliff. I only read as far as I did out of morbid curiousity. I almost left at the salamander, i did leave just before the parasite. Im, i dont want my eyes anymore, they are ruined.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Slavery, Homophobia, Animal death, and Murder

theres probably so many more and so many worse, but good fuck I will not read further to find out

sophia66201's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

this book was very gross, i would never recommend it to anyone but also unlike anything else i have read and i kind of enjoyed it ?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

adelinebal4's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide

Moderate: Miscarriage

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

madelinequinne's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

Interesting ideas in the book, but from how much i’ve seen it hyped up online, it disappointed me slightly. It wasn’t as disturbing as I expected, but I did enjoy the stories, especially Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. Each story gave me Black Mirror vibes, and i’d love to see them adapted for screen one day!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Body horror, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

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