Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

8 reviews

oiabluenoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Compelling, funny, survival, horror, so so fun to read I was gasping aloud and moving around in my chair I couldn’t sit still reading it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Gore, Death, Murder, War, Violence, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Blood, and Animal death

phantomgecko's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

Believing in Bigfoot is my little crazy indulgence. I don't really really believe in him, but it's fun to entertain the notion. This book for reals pushed that belief forward. The theories put forth delighted and inspired.

Also this book is terrifying and gross. Once the massacring starts, it gets graphic and quite massacre-y. A+

The narrative's delivery (via journal entries and interviews and articles and book quotations) adds greatly to the suspense and overall enjoyment.

Also enjoyed the commentary vis a vis technology and nature and our society. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Confinement, and Gore

chasingpages1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Grief, Torture, Animal death, Death, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, and Stalking

Minor: War, Classism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cancer

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

lorie336's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Stalking

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Confinement, Blood, and Gore

Minor: War, Gaslighting, Excrement, Cursing, and Gun violence

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Excrement, Gore, Violence, and Death

escapinginpaper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Excrement, Genocide, Islamophobia, and Sexual content