Reviews with content warning for Cannibalism - As Ruínas

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As Ruínas by Scott Smith

52 reviews

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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elisweets's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I personally loved this book. It was one of my favorite horror film when I was a kid and I never knew it was a book until I stumbled upon it in a Savers!! So I was so excited to read.
I felt like it was slow in the beginning, especially coming from watching it as a quicker film, but it was so interesting really learning about the characters traits in more detail and hear them explain these horrific experiences their going through. The characters are… interesting, but I thought were written well for their rolls. Like the way the all handle this situation is super interesting and sometimes sad.

Overall I think it’s a great read.

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brandon1029's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It’s like hentai tenticle porn but scary

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seanml's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Things just get worse and worse and worse. Smith's prose is simple enough to rope you in, but there is always a morbid undertone to everything. The simple and blunt descriptions of extreme horrors and mutilations make them feel even more sinister. If you want something that feels completely hopeless, try the Ruins. 8/10.

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ten_telegrams's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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corpseparty's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Intriguing plot, but told through the most boring writing style possible ://

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ripxreads's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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thetruthatallhazards's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I usually like survival horror but the plot felt contrived and the characters weren’t very interesting. I don’t know why these people went on a trip together in the first place.

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shannanigans92's review against another edition

2.75

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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tbeans's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was wild. I started it thinking it would be like the terrible monster movies I love, but it was so much better. There was an odd amount of bodily fluids and genital focus for me personally, but not so much that it took away from the book at all. Listening to the audio version was a treat, and also forced me to listen at a slower rate than I read, so I was more focused and immersed in what was happening. I will read this again

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