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loongbooy's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Cursing, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Murder
malaikawrites'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Animal cruelty and Alcoholism
hexedmaiden's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Vomit
Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Car accident
stefanie_duncan's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Blood and Violence
_lera_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Murder, Body horror, and Blood
Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Cancer
elyssajoh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book had me captivated nearly the entire time. The format of the book was quite unique and I enjoyed it. There was so much to read into from the socratic dialogue between the two main characters to the slow reveal of the horrific plot in the novella within. I enjoyed trying to interpret all these details and how the various works within the book related to the main storyline.
However, there was too much going on (hence it’s enough slices). I am having trouble even concisely summing up what this book is about
Overall, it was really cool but it was just tooooo much. Delving deeper into just a few of the big reveals may have been more impactful than shoving as many horrific reveals into the plot as possible.
That being said, I do plan to try another book by LaRocca at some point.
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Sexual content
doomluz's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
The twist is that the short story and poems were supposed to have been written by different people that Martyr Black had killed, but the voice and reoccurring imagery throughout feels like the same author. Unless he edited the pieces or picked them because he liked the originality and he's drawn to that imagery?
I liked the poems, but the short story "You've Lost A Lot of Blood" was ok. It was kind of predictable. I liked the imagery and idea of it, though it uses one of my least favorite tropes.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Murder, and Blood
keen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Vomit, Child death, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent
iliveinletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Vomit, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse
sunsetcity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Death of parent