Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

46 reviews

gnorris29's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I read this book originally because I wanted to read something that would scare me…this book delivered. It was tough to get through some sections of the book because it was so graphic and I personally can’t stomach or stand animal cruelty. I really liked that the science behind the plot was accurate, that it was based in Canada, and the scary scenes that did not involve animal cruelty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment

bibrarian_'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Police brutality

callisto_ursus's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

babydog420's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Grief

Truly cannot overemphasize how gross/yucky/icky the body horror in this book is. Expect vivid descriptions of extremely unpleasant bodily functions and experiences, for both humans and animals. I love things that make me squeamish but even I won't soon forget some of the imagery in this book.

whatathymeitwas's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Well that was certainly a trip. Fairly decent read, not my typical kind of horror, but not bad as a refresher between other subgenres. It's a pretty solid three for me personally, and I could see this potentially being pretty polarizing for people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

deathdetectivel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

The books starts very slowly but once the story picked up, I couldn't put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

lottieingham's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

Delightfully disgusting! One of the best horror novels I’ve had the pleasure of reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Definitely not for the faint-hearted or squeamish. I’m an avid horror fan and even I found parts of this book difficult to get through (though loved it overall)! Proceed with caution if you’re triggered by gore / body horror / animal abuse.

mcribsy13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

Not for the faint of heart, or stomach...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Eating disorder, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Vomit

sexualedward's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: Bullying and Alcohol

bellamia's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

this book was so scary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail