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

109 reviews

cyndakeel's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-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

3.0

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sb4012315's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Slow to read, only the first story kept my interest. But even that took awhile to read, and was pretty gruesome. 
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sofiam19's review against another edition

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

1.75

Overhyped unfortunately. All the stories could’ve used more detail. First one - the relationship moved crazy fast to be realistic. Second - only first part was interesting but rest was boring and flat. Third - ending ruined the whole story. 
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chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

2.0

1/ Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
What the absolute fuck? I feel sick to my stomach and so wildly concerned for Agnes. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any weirder, they did! 
Well played Mr LaRocca, well damn played, and that writing was so visceral. I have immense fear for whatever dark and twisted alley the other two stories are going to drag me down.

2/ The Enchantment
I’m honestly more confused about this story, more specifically its ending, than I am anything else.
I understand it’s dealing with grief and coping with a horrific, surprising event, but I’m just sat wondering “what?”
I’m not quite sure what some of the events had to do with the plot, neither character really seemed to be dealing with anything in a normal way, and what was that weird bug creature at the end, what relevance did that have? 
All in all, I wasn’t a fan of this one, it fell flat for me sadly.

3/ You’ll Find It’s Like That All Over
It felt more like a 50 page essay on how people can be willing to do anything not to offend someone else, and the feeling of embarrassment they get when it doesn’t go right. 
I did gasp when they went into the attic, but overall it didn’t really inthrall me.
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automatic_rae's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Dark & twisted. Creative & thought-provoking. Gripping & gruesome.
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avrilamber's review against another edition

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challenging 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? It's complicated

3.0

Wild.
I see the authors intention to write short stories about connection but all stories were told in such macabre and disturbing ways, it was unsettling. I enjoyed the first story (the titular short story in this book) more than the other two, purely for its complete creep factor. But I struggled to relate to all the characters need for connection when the means to that end were totally batshit.
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wipeout's review against another edition

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

3.5

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maggieoc_x's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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cupofcauliflower's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

things have gotten worse sincr we last spoke was a 5/5 for me, loved the format, body horror was very intense. 

the enchantment was alright, didn't love it, just wasnt something i was intently invested in but i must admit i was hooked. 

youll find its like that all over was also alright, just didnt relate very much at all but it worked with tension very well. 

if i only read things have gotten worse i wouldve marked this 5 stars, but i didnt connect or feel as invested in the other 2. 
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generaljinjur's review against another edition

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

3.0

Not for me! I preferred “It’s Like That All Over” to the other two stories, but it was also the only one not featuring a crucifixion, so maybe I was just worn down. 
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