2.28k reviews for:

Gone to See the River Man

Kristopher Triana

3.58 AVERAGE

nporter5's review against another edition

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that was…..a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gore, Incest, Rape

Moderate: Eating disorder, Murder

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent

seiraaa's review against another edition

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undecided whether to give this 5 stars or 1 star, because wow. what a book. it's stayed with me for a while, and i believe i will continue to think about it for a long time. leaving this unrated but its definitely a masterpiece.

katelynalice's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

bitches_that_read's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

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ehhh didn’t hate it, didn’t love it.
It was ok but 𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 read book #2 to see what happens next though.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓈

kokobean_'s review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

larry_yonce's review against another edition

3.0

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"You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find
You get what you need"

...as the Rolling Stones sang. Case in point, our depraved and evil (no spoilers, it's obvious from the start) lead Lori. The journey/ quest central to this novella had more than enough gruesome detail to keep things oozing along. The ending was inevitable.

lish02's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Murder

lintybird's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sea_caummisar's review against another edition

4.0

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I believe that listening to this book was much better than reading it. I loved LOVED loved the voice of the story. She was calm and soothing and I loved how the narrator voiced each character.
A chic has been a penpal with a prison inmate, who sends her to meet the River Man. The majority of the story is her and her sisters journey down the river.
Some parts I found my mind drifting away when there were flashbacks. They seemed to be too long and not advance the story much other than in character development. The ending was very satisfying, which is something I rarely say about books.

sofeiyuh's review against another edition

3.0

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no thank you.