Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

23 reviews

niliii's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

jmkendall0218's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

susyho02's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror and Gaslighting

aleen_elizabeth's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

killmoore_'s review

dark tense fast-paced

• 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

3.0

I wanted to love this so much, and I might have... as a movie. The intentionally vague writing style fell flat considering we had all the details of the parents uncomfortable bedtime monologuing, but none of the intense visual descriptions that a child would use to describe something truly unnatural - it felt like an easy way out. I had no idea what I was supposed to be scared of. 

It was an incredibly tense read with no real payoff, and an ending that left me so disappointed that I don't honestly know if I'd read another book by this author. If the awful ending, missed potential with the writing style and the atrocious characteristics of Ursula weren't enough to put you off of this book, the over use of the word "piqued" sure as shit will. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

vixenreader's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Pacing issues aside, this horrifying text is a testament to how a child’s world can be deeply altered by a broken household and how isolating it can feel when said child is going through a crisis. Seriously, it is a masterpiece in childhood tragedy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Medical content

Be aware that this text addresses child endangerment, broken households, scammers, grooming, families in crisis, and home invasion.

kyra_joy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

Leave it to Josh Malerman to hit it out of the park again! This book was wonderfully spooky annd atmospheric, the tension built well, and had genuinely creepy moments. The way he writes adds to the overall nightmare that builds throughout the book. Loved every minute of it, and never wanted to put it down. Highly suggest this to those who love horror, the is a fun and horrifying adventure into a families worst nightmare.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

mulletapologist's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death and Drug use

devynreadsnovels's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol