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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
*4.5
A horrific, disgusting novel about survival and fear, where the adults who should help, rarely do so well, if at all. I loved it.
A horrific, disgusting novel about survival and fear, where the adults who should help, rarely do so well, if at all. I loved it.
dark
tense
The only book to make me feel physically uncomfortable in a horror way this year. Good but unsettling.
Truly revolting horror. Terrifying and disgusting, glad I heeded the warning not to eat while reading.
Definitely not for everyone
Definitely not for everyone
Delectably disgusting. I’m pretty hard to gross out, being a kid that grew up on seeking out gory movies. There’s something about how Nick illustrates the five senses in this book that REALLY turned my stomach. The way he wrote I could really see it in my brain. I love the flash backs to and from the court case while Max and Newt were still on the island, you started to really hope they pulled through at the end. The way he wrote Shelley really disturbed me. Nick cited Steven King’s Carrie as one of his inspirations and he really honoured that. Really fantastic, disgusting, foul book. 10/10.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Feels a little like Lord of the Flies. Could've done without the animal torture.
This book was truly horrific. I read it in 24 hours and have never been so uncomfortable and disgusted reading a novel, which is what made this so perfect and made me unable to put it down. When I tried to describe this book, the only word I could think of was visceral. It's physically and emotionally visceral. It's Lord of the Flies meets The Hot Zone, with all the fucked up gore of an Eli Roth film. It's a coming of age tale in the most awful way.
It's not for the squeamish or easily disturbed, for sure.
It's not for the squeamish or easily disturbed, for sure.
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 stars