Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

39 reviews

kace's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Animal death, Vomit, Violence, Death, Car accident, Blood, and Body horror

anxiousnachos's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

A very quick, eerie horror novella full of mystery, told from the perspective of a young boy who thinks his father has returned from the dead. Loved the ending, so fucked up. 

Content warnings: death of parent, bullying, seizures, animal death, blood and gore, animal cruelty, drowning, body horror, violence, gun violence 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Bullying

matthewclan's review

dark reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent

edenangus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Bullying, and Ableism

jojopotato's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

I went into this book a bit hesitant as I was in the minority in not enjoying The Only Good Indians. But I really really really liked this book. Full of emotion, a rawness that I didn't see coming, and definitely quite unsettling. I hope to read more of SGJ novellas and learn more about his writing style. I truly did enjoy how he tied plot lines together and truly made it a great horror novela. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying

madarauchiha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

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I do love when authors postulate on what ghosts are, why is a haunting, the specific mechanics and impulsion behind why what is lost still lingers. This novella is great, it does that and more, AND in such lovely prose.

minor gun violence, emetophobia, 
medium: parental death, smoking tobacco, 
major dogs, body horror, unreality, animal death, police, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Gun violence and Vomit

lorie336's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As I think about this more I believe the main character might have had visions while he slept walked, but I believe he was working through his grief, too. I think he was trying to prove to his dad that he could be the man of the house even though at times he wanted his dad back. 

I did love the stories and sayings of the Natives and felt horrible  how all of them were treated because they were Native especially when I think the sheriff deputy might be exploiting the mom. How the main character had to stick up for his brother on the bus.

I am still a little  baffled about the dogs, I won't spoil it, but those who have read it know what I am talking about. Did the main character  get possessed by his dad momentarily, did he do it under duress, just curious on how that happened.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Mental illness

sadpear's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Death

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Murder