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You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

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octobermontoya's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I, probably like many, came to You've Lost Alot of Blood after reading LaRocca's Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. It's really hard for another book to live up to THGWSWLS's reputation and just the experience of reading it for the first time - so it seems unfair to measure this one against that one. You've Lost Alot of Blood is doing a lot - it's almost like 3 books in one; poetry, a novella, and a screen play type thing (script?). Not as grotesque, shocking, and cinematic as THGWSWLS but still experimental, surprising, and unsettling.

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likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

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dark tense 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? No

4.0

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addythebookbat's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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r_o_s_e's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

3.0

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the_edgarallanhoe's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

what??? was?? this???
I was vibing with it but the ending was a bit of a letdown

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msradiosilence's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

TLDR; 4 rating, and I’m not sure how I feel about this one.
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Last year I read Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica, and much like that book, this one is difficult to review. I know I liked the book, but I’m not sure, exactly, how I feel. The book is well written, and I love the way it’s written. It reminds me of found fiction, and good found footage at that.

The story reminds me a lot of

those spiraling, restarting horror movies I sometimes enjoy.

But again, much like with those kinds of movies, it’s hit or miss and hardly ever done well. While I called this particular twist, because these kinds of stories, movie or otherwise, are very formulaic, it was still interesting.

There were some typos, but since this book was self-published, I’m not gonna hold it against LaRocca.

Rating: 4
Would I recommend? Yes, especially if you enjoy movies like In the Tall Grass/Triangle/Happy Death Day, and true crime.

Content warnings: Car accident, Child death, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Vomit, Violence, Murder, and Sexual content

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mirnda's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A book that demands to be reread as soon as you've finished it. The plot slithers in a delightfully disturbing circle, and the series of reveals near the end are perfectly foreshadowed in a way that hit my brain's dopamine button over and over. I've been devouring LaRocca's work over the past couple weeks, and this is my favorite so far.

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