Reviews tagging 'Gore'

A Guest in the House by E.M. Carroll

21 reviews

tussenlettersin's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

I feel like Emily Carroll is well versed in writing these kinds of endings which are infuriatingly confusing. Infuriatingly, because they fit the feeling of estrangement, yearning and sad fear so damn well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Death, and Mental illness

taylizart's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Horrifying and beautiful. Horrifyingly beautiful? Or maybe beautifully horrifying. Had me on the edge of my seat until the very end. I really liked the creativity with text and actually utilizing the comic panel form to add to the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Body horror

casdelvo's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kastygian's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Blood

Minor: Suicide and Gaslighting

alexus_sb's review

dark emotional slow-paced

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

1.0

Wasn't a fan of the artwork. The main character was boring (but I think that was the intention) and the ending was confusing. Not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Death

whatisjordyreading's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gore, and Self harm

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

ma_bster's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Emily Carroll's style is so distinctive and gorgeous - there are some pages that I could stare at for hours and keep finding something new.

The ending is so abrupt at first I felt cheated, but after sitting with it, I love that it's ambiguous. Who's to know who's telling the truth? Does it really matter by the end? What IS truth? This graphic novel is going to leave my thinking for a long time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Pregnancy

dananana's review

dark emotional mysterious

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

4.0

fellas.... is it gay to start seeing the ghost of your husband's dead wife????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Domestic abuse

ehmannky's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Emily Carroll's artwork and talent for portraying the macabre are so excellent. I truly could not have guessed where the story was going to go, and I was hooked from beginning to end. I loved the horrors of repressing yourself coming out as violence, specifically repressing your homosexuality. Just a gorgeous read and a truly wild ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Gore

tasig's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Drawings are gorgeous, sucks you in, twist at the end…. But too sad and scary for me personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Body horror, Suicide, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, and Murder