Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

29 reviews

kait_sixcrowsbooks's review against another edition

Ya know, for the most part I was really getting into the book — I thought the premise was really interesting, and I liked the characters well enough (except for the entire subplot/premise that the MC’s dyslexia is magically cured and now he’s “””smart”””, and the ableism surrounding Ed and his “nickname”).

However, about 40-45% of the way through I was starting to get a bad feeling about the different allegories, so I decided to look up spoilers, and I ended up being right. If you’re wanting to read this book for spoopy horror, and not some weird Christian “good vs evil” tripe, look elsewhere. If I knew what I was getting into beforehand, I would’ve steered clear of this one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Gore, and Vomit

zhowsare's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Sexual content, and Suicide

smolkeri's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Dementia, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Torture

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

witchycowboy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

I honestly loved this book. It turned out if be a whole lot more religious than what I expected. But I could look past it because by the time I realized it. I was already too invested to stop reading, so it was fairly easy just to accept that. This book feels like an R. L. Stine book for adults. As someone who grew up reading Goosebumps and Fear Street, this book really did scratch all the right spots for me. With a much more gore-filled vibe to it. It reads like a Goosebumps book, but for adults.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

camillesuzannes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Medical content, Cursing, Dementia, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Grief, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism, Trafficking, Sexual content, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Confinement, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Incest, Kidnapping, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, Pedophilia, and Slavery

sararainsberry's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

markedwithanm's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

sunnysoprano's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Car accident, Gore, Blood, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Medical content, Gun violence, and Dementia

nitny19's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, and Violence