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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

4 reviews

rory_john14'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Gore

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Pregnancy, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Classism, Medical content, Abortion, Terminal illness, Slavery, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Dementia, Abandonment, and Death of parent

akane_readsyt's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Torture, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Religious bigotry, Grief, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

cuteasamuntin's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Regretfully, this collection simply wasn’t my cup of tea. The work was emotionally impactful and intriguing enough that I simply couldn’t put it down, but it surpassed my tolerance threshold with respect to certain themes and imagery.

That being said, I am glad I read this. LaRocca exhibits technically-skilled writing, compelling style, and a cohesive voice, a combination that makes for a powerful, even formidable storyteller. I would recommend his work to fans of dark, reflective fiction and horror that seeks to reflect and linger rather that titillate and dissipate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Body horror, Homophobia, Blood, Suicide, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Vomit, Murder, and Miscarriage

hatchets's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

I read this book because it kept popping up on lists of disturbing horror novels. It was definitely really gross, and contained a fair amount of animal death and unsanitary horror that left me wanting a shower. While I enjoy the fact that it’s a short read, it is just a little too rushed for a psychological horror about a romantic relationship. I would have liked to either seen a little more meat to the emails, or at least some sort of narration device that informed the reader of more passing time. 
I think that this is worth the read if you are looking to get into more intense horror, but it’s far from a masterpiece. I’m seriously not joking about the animal death, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Gore, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Sexual content, and Self harm

Minor: Miscarriage and Religious bigotry

Not for the easily disturbed. Not even a little.