Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

A Influencer by Ellery Lloyd

5 reviews

tilda_bookworm's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this but imagine it could be horrifying and triggering for parents-to-be/new parents so tread carefully. Lots of the reviews here seem harsh and I don't think the average rating reflects this book but maybe it just worked for me in a way that it doesn't work for the masses? I enjoyed all the vile characters and feeling like everybody could turn out to be the real villain

and perhaps they all did!

. I haven't really read many thrillers for a long time so maybe that's why I enjoyed this as much as I did, but I also like the themes around social media and manipulation and whether authenticity can ever be authentic when it's being bought, sold and marketed (or maybe: is there truth under late-stage capitalism?). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Child death

Moderate: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Medical content

kernowme's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicide, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, and Excrement

trhines23's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Excrement, Grief, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

kimveach's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective 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

I really enjoyed learning about being a mega-Instagrammer, as well as the differences between what we like in the USA vs. the UK.  The ending was super creepy but worked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Confinement

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Excrement and Abortion

han936's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Drug use

Minor: Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Vomit