Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Devolution by Max Brooks

76 reviews

seanml's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

It's hard to go wrong with a journal entry-styled horror novel about sasquatch. Don't worry, Max Brooks didn't go wrong. I find a lot of horror books have great concepts that run thin by the end, but with this I felt the opposite: it seemed like Brooks checked all the boxes he wanted to in plot, but I wish it could've gone on longer! The book quickly ramps up, but it would have been fun to see even more of the tense middle section. The last book to actually keep me up that I can remember is Adam Nevill's The Ritual, but now it goes to the bigfoot book. Primates are scary. 8.5/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement and Animal death

Minor: War

leahcatching's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

clayby's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gore

percys_panda_pillow_pet's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Excrement, and Blood

Minor: War, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Genocide, and Alcohol

kt2e56's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

I am genuinely blown away by this book and it’s ability to get me so invested in what sounds like the most absurd premise ever. It’s unbelievably gory, super tense and suspenseful, and filled with some memorable characters (Mostar, my beloved MVP <3). Hell, it even made me start to love the main character and author of the “journal” we’re reading, Kate.

She goes from being a sniveling, whiny, judgmental asshole to a fucking unstoppable force and terrifying predator. That entire last speech from Kate’s brother gave me chills.

That’s another bit I liked about this book! How journal entries are broken up by interviews with folks who discovered the aftermath, along with some quotes, and other fascinating pieces of world-building. Anyway, this was fucking awesome. Definitely read it if you’re looking for something creepy without being too scary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Mental illness, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Alcoholism, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, War, Vomit, and Gaslighting

izypup's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Violence, Torture, Gore, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Confinement

Minor: Terminal illness, Cursing, Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, War, and Classism

shiran_fa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Cursing

Minor: Cancer and Alcohol

cjblates's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Excrement, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Blood

loganmoluccan's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement and Animal death

conzai's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, and Violence