Reviews tagging 'Death'

Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

66 reviews

oro91's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

Trippy and fun. Also very graphic. Lost points for how confusing the set up was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Blood

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Self harm, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

lazydazelibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.5

The premise of this book was promising, and I enjoyed it up until the last third. I read this book in two days, anxious to understand the mystery involving Erin and her ex-boyfriend, Silas. Unfortunately, the last part of the novel fell flat for me. I liked the paranormal aspect and historical descriptions throughout the beginning and middle, but it turned gory toward the end. It was as if the writer was on a specific path originally and took a wrong turn before finishing the book. Definitely left some loose ends, and the final outcome seemed too "out there".  

2.5 stars for premise and readability, as I was eager to keep reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Death, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

anyone else wondering what happened to Tanner?

apocalipstick's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

eed8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

bookwyrmm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Addiction, bad relationships, ghosts and history. There is A Lot going on here. Ultimately, it not work for me, but there is a good book here, and it might be for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

juliaraimondi's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion and Fire/Fire injury

kelseygrachek's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cannibalism and Abortion

ambermarz's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I didn't care for this one. 
What I liked: the detailed descriptions of gore/body horror/drug trips. the character's battle with addiction. the descriptions of mushrooms. 
What I didn't like: the characters. I didn't feel for Erin at all. There was a lack of characterization for her outside her obsession with Silas. I don't even know what she looks like. The pace of the book in general. How all over the place the different themes were. 
I was too lost in the multiple themes going on to see the

Silas reveal

at the end. Thought that concept was pretty interesting, wish it could have happened sooner. 

Overall I wanted to like it, but it fell flat. About halfway through I was really excited to see where it went, then it just went downhill. Meh. Bummer from an author I like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death and Death

shereadytoread's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

• 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

4.5

This is a book that reads as very disturbing, but not because of gory description (which there are plenty of), but more because in true southern gothic fashion it takes a supernatural look at addiction through the lense of grief. It's difficult to see an extreme of a feeling that likely everyone will experience at some point in their life. 

The plot is full of despair, body horror, social commentary, and genuinely creepy moments that made my skin crawl. Reminders of the death and horror that is part of our country's unfortuante history and current every day life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Vomit

Minor: Mental illness