Reviews tagging 'Gore'

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

16 reviews

megh_'s review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Gripping short story, looking forward to reading the prequel and sequel! Loved the lgbt representation too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Murder, Gore, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

aurora4847's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

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

black_cat_iiix's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Animal cruelty

studaslop's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

River of Teeth is a fast-paced, witty, and very indulgent work. The characters are distinct and fun and feel like they have long histories, despite the brevity of their introductions. Gailey’s alternative history is just grounded enough to be enjoyable, but not so alien as to be absurd. (That said, it is unfortunately absent of any explicitly Black or Indigenous people who would have made up a not insignificant portion of the population.) It was an unexpectedly queer story as well, which was a pleasant surprise. 

My biggest issues with the novella really come down to the “-la” part—it’s too short! There are scenes and relationships I wish we could’ve seen develop more, and the third act felt rushed despite the fast-paced but balanced first and second acts. 

All in all, though, I’m definitely going to get my hands on the sequel. I had a blast listening to the story. I *highly* recommend the audiobook. Some of the accents are suspect, but it’s very well done, really helps place you into the setting, and augments the campiness of it all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Gore

oliverreeds's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

good but the tension wasnt balanced. there should have been more exposition. more character building. so good tho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Pregnancy, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Torture

carnarwhal's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, and Gore

booksandteatime's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Fatphobia, Animal death, Death, Gore, and Violence

Rep: Nonbinary, pan/queer?, bi

theoldestbennetsister's review

adventurous dark lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, and Gore

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

kscheffrahn's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Gore

twinsunsfour's review

too gory for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Violence