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rosesofthespring's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Confinement, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Murder, Death, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Physical abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Classism, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Child death, Death of parent, and Excrement
It's a book about demonic possession, so there are are a lot of psychosis-esque symptoms, although the main character is not actually psychotic/schizophrenic. This book may be triggering to readers with psychosis, especially those with religious delusions.twelveazalea's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Homophobia
clg2022's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Homophobia
horrorandmagic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Homophobia
jyan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, and Homophobia
howlinglibraries's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
What we think is impossible happens all the time.
I've been hearing about this book and meaning to read it for so long, and I'm incredibly happy that I finally did, because wow, did I love this. One of my "oddly specific favorite tropes" in horror is the ultra-psychological possession story that keeps you guessing, wondering, "Is it a possession or something else?" and this story executes that theme splendidly.
We could devote our lives to making sense of the odd, the inexplicable, the coincidental, but most of us don't.
Most of all, I loved how incredibly mundane and everyday so much of this story felt. Without giving too much away, there are moments in Come Closer that made me seriously think about what it would be like to be in Amanda's shoes, or for someone in my own personal life to be possessed, and it was downright chilling. As someone who is a far cry from a skeptic, nothing about Amanda's situation felt too far outside the realm of possibility, which only added to the intensity and made this novella entirely unputdownable for me. I feel like Come Closer is one of those stories that will certainly stick with me for a while, and I highly recommend it to any fan of psychological horror stories.
On a final note, I don't normally compare books, but I'll make an exception here: I especially recommend this story for anyone who loved A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (another personal all-time favorite)!
Moderate: Violence and Infidelity
Minor: Murder and Homophobia
madarauchiha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I liked that it wasn't a The Exorcist rip off or mimic, how bleak it was, the use of religious myth, and how fucked up the ending was.
major body horror, child abuse, death, dog attacks, dogs, drowning, homophobia, homophobic f slur, mental illness, prisons, unsanitary
medium alcohol, bone fractures, female on male rape, incest, injuries, rape, violence
minor classism, domestic abuse, drowning, drug use smoking tobacco, addiction, infidelity, parental death, psychosis?, sexual content, vomit
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Confinement, Body horror, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Alcohol, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Classism, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, and Drug use
ohhthehorrors's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Murder, and Violence
otherwisecats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
Minor: Homophobia
samanyana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia
use of the f-slur.