Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - You've Lost a Lot of Blood

I don’t know how to rate this, so I’m leaving it blank for now.

This novella feels like House of Leaves but easier to understand and also sort of like an episode of Hannibal. I’m not sure what the “point” of this work was, but it’s intriguing to say the least. Eric LaRocca is an extremely effective writer and they use language in ways that bring the story to life. And in ways that really grossed me out at times. I typically don’t get squeamish easily when reading, but some of the body horror in this made me a little queasy and cringe. This novella is really strange and dark. I implore anyone to read the content warning before reading this. I listened to this on audio and, at times, I was reading the physical copy

I also don’t think I’ve ever said this before, but I think a lot of the material in this novella would work effectively as a short film. I doubt I’d watch it, but I think some folks may enjoy it.

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hocuscrocus's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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aitanavec's review against another edition

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challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.5

No plot, just weird.

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loongbooy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No

5.0

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hexedmaiden's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

4.0

I knew absolutely nothing going into this book and it’s probably for the best that everyone does especially due to the length of this book.

This is essentially the collections of journal entries, poems, transcripts, and even a novella written by a serial killer.

The story within this story, a novella called You’ve Lost A Lot of Blood, and we get to read part of that story in chunks. I really loved that it was a video game horror novella. It's something I don’t think we really see in the genre that often. I literally can only think of the film Stay Alive and Brainscan.

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