Reviews tagging 'Death'

We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

87 reviews

alisonlev's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

This is a super uncomfortable read and then it just ends. The conflict we start with and the conflict we end with could be two different books entirely, and neither is resolved. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Genocide, Grief, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

michachi's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Homophobia, Cursing, Misogyny, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Racial slurs, Bullying, Drug use, and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault

withlivjones's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

An interesting look at content moderators who review the worst things people put onto the internet, and how becoming desensitised to such content might affect their own sense of morality. The concept was super intriguing but the execution felt very rushed. There were a lot of different topics and themes covered that could have had more time spent on them, and the open ending felt anticlimactic and unfinished, like the author just didn’t know how to end the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Cursing, Drug use, Animal death, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Child death, Gun violence, Death, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

In an era where shock horror is becoming very mainstream and shows (and books) focused on evil technology/futurology/bizarre or unnerving workplaces are huge hits, it takes a lot to stand out. Unfortunately, this book did not. Maybe it was the disjointed telling, maybe it was the fact that the "horrors" being described are nothing new, and there was no real sense of dread or uneasiness, just unhappiness. I think part of the problem is that Bervoets failed to fit this into a genre, which meant it rode the lines between a bunch of genres, not successfully dipping into any of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Gore, Death, and Violence

pabi's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Very abrupt ending. I definitely think more things could have been elaborated on and more details about the job could have been exposed. It was a gripping story but ultimately let me down.

ps. I wish I could read the book in its original language.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Child death, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Racism, Toxic friendship, Blood, Suicide, Stalking, Alcoholism, Self harm, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

fynn_jls's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Suicide, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking, Sexual assault, and War

gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

A pretty heavy read. I think it’s a good narrative on how what we see online really affects our behaviour in real life, hence we see how some of the characters change throughout the course of the book. It’s a short read - read it in a hour and a half. I would have liked a bit more exploration on the topic personally - because it’s so short I don’t think it’s as in depth as it could have been, but still a decent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Death

laurenhill2142's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Grief, and Racial slurs

danithezombie's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Alcohol, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Gore

alexisgarcia's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

i’m not sure why but i thought this was nonfiction. i think this book lacked a general plot or much substance. i’m not really sure what the point of this book is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Blood, Car accident, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship