Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

20 reviews

amber_clara_reads's review

4.0

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body horror, Gun violence, Sexual content

spacekaydet's review

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An amazing and entralling book. Concepts that I wouldn't even be able to begin wrapping my head around but I do enjoy entertaining the theory.

The ending being completely mysterious is both amazing and incredibly painful, I want to know what world Charlie brought them to!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria

annaflaaolson's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Finally read this book, after purchasing it as one of the first books on my kindle nearly a decade ago. A wild, fast-paced ride with so many twists, turns, and mind bending moments. Terrifying and heartbreaking and overwhelming at times. Definitely recommend! This made me want to read more by Blake Crouch! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Terminal illness

Minor: Abortion

dancingbookworm4392's review

3.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was an okay read. Things were fun and intriguing but not anything I felt gripped to. Overall it was a good read but nothing spectacular 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic

tabea1409's review

4.0

adventurous challenging informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

amsswim's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is science fiction I would recommend to everyone. Great read. Makes you reflect on everything you have done in your life as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident

goldsbuc's review

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Very interesting plot. With peace and love, this book was very obviously written by a man ifkyk. 

I loved the explorations of the other worlds and wish we could have seen more unusual environments. The way the author wrote about women and sex was annoying, from a female perspective. The women in this story are not very well developed and are disappointing. The ending felt rushed and was predictable. Beginning and middle were strongest plot points imo.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

perpetualpity's review

5.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic

_david_'s review against another edition

2.0

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Oof to me, every part of this book missed its mark. In general I found everything in the book a bit over the top. 

First of all, Jason is supposed to be a genius. Yet it takes him ages to even think of the theory which can be figured out as a reader very quickly. If you've figured it out before Jason, there's not much joy in reading the story until he has figured it out too. You're just waiting and turning the pages until he does and you can finally continue. The way he acts is so hard to relate to. It's very hard to imagine the situations he encounters so it's hard to emphasize with his choices. However, at least after it all goes wrong once you'd think he change his behaviour right? 

Secondly, I'd like to discuss the science behind it. To me, it's very noticable that what we're reading has been written by an author who wanted to tell a story and then looked up the physic theories which would fit it best. The logic is not consistent and some of it almost works like magic. Yet the characters in the book use big words and existing theories to clarify the science behind it all. This is a very personal ick, I've barely ever encountered a piece of media that manages to do this well. The only ways I have seen this be pulled off, is to make up your own very clear very consitent rules or just pretend it's magic and do not explain it beyond what is necessary. 

My favourite part of the book beyond the very first chapter, in which Jason only talks about his family night and life choices, are the final few chapters. Yet I wish they pushed a little further. Let Jason be a little more selfish or a little more existential. I've read another review which points out a major flaw related to the inconsistent physics which did ruin these last chapters for me as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Police brutality, Car accident, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy

coolfoolmoon's review

3.25

adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Something must've been in the book publishing water in the 2010s because this is the second book I've read dealing with the multiverse. Now there's so many multiverse movies! Or maybe this is nothing because I don't have enough evidence but still !!!

At first I thought this was just like that episode of Rick and Morty, then I realized it was like a different episode of Rick and Morty, kinda, then I realized none of these other medias will ever be EEAAO. So.

Negative points for being written by a man. When he said "Spanish eyes" I went oh lord here we go but also the action scenes made me think aww boys having fun playing with their toys so he kinda got the points back there. I really liked the ending.

I like when things can't go back to how they were. Even though, after we learn there's multiple other Jasons, that means there are universes with no Jasons at all and he could've just went to one of those... But also loving your wife so much you'd kill multiverse versions of yourself? That's so real. This one's for the yearners.

Last note, nothing to do with the book, it must be really acclaimed because when I placed the audiobook hold I started off in 57th place. Had it on hold almost 3 months.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body horror, Infidelity, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Death of parent