Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw

4 reviews

garyosu's review

dark funny tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Vomit, Suicide, Violence, and Torture

pencilled_robin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 liked the characters.

Julie and Sarah made such a cute couple - I was rooting for them all the way.

Also, more St. Joan please! 

The authors have a talented way with words, and there were several times where I had to stop and marvel at how well they phrased something. However, the endless descriptions of cruelty and gruesome, painful deaths did get wearing after a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Self harm, Murder, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Cannibalism

katieo156's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

2.5

The magic and worldbuilding were very cool, and some of the side characters (Dead Air and St Joan especially) shone. Unfortunately, the pacing didn't, and neither did the resolution- it was far too easy and cheapened the work it took to get there. The humor wasn't for me but I think that's because it was a little buzzfeed millenially(?) along with the occasional awkward, surface level comment on wealth and privilege thrown in and then forgotten. If you're gonna make a point, make it! I liked Julie and Sarah, but

their relationship left too much in the past- we were told they were super close and that their connection came from their history, but that chemistry didnt really translate to the page.

It also felt like it was written with a thesaurus at hand- why would Tyler, a Harvard businessman, use the Navy term "scuttlebutt" instead of gossip? I also laughed out loud when Julie said "deep woods and water- Yonkers." Are we talking about the same Yonkers??? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Addiction, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Murder, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

existentialhell's review

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

God this was fucking phenomenal. If you love raw, graphic horror with a whole lot of heart, I can't recommend it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Gun violence, Drug use, Addiction, Gore, Grief, Alcoholism, Classism, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence