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There isn’t anything this book does that the Lord of The Flies hasn’t already done better. At some point, it just becomes torture porn involving children

So many times I found myself asking “Why?”

“Why do I need to know so much about what this minor’s penis is doing, Nick Cutter?”

“Why do we need to know if we can see this minor’s ass crack, Nick Cutter?”

I love horror, I love thrillers, I love gore, but the horror and thrills and gore in this book were senseless, regardless of how well it was written. I wish there was some sort of purpose to everything that happened, but there really wasn’t, so I was just left feeling gross and sad.

However, I do think that’s exactly what the author was going for. Regardless, I personally didn’t enjoy it for that reason.

spicypumpkin24's review against another edition

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4.0

Lord of the Flies meets infectious parasites. True page turner and definitely a book I plan on reading again in the future.

But also.... fuck Shelley....

4.5/5

searsanne's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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4.0

Disgusting. 4 stars

sylviemarie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.25

This is easily one of the grossest books I have ever read. If animal abuse is not your thing, skip this one. I will say the writing was great and use of ”evidence” (articles/interviews/journal entires etc.) throughout really helped break up some of the tense moments well.

This book was really like watching a train wreck; I kept saying, “YUCK!” in my head but managed to finish it in a day.

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