Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

43 reviews

stephanieanneauthor's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I don't know why, but I'm really starting to fall in love with horror stories that revolve around mushrooms. 

I enjoyed this novel, and although I was satisfied with the ending I also would have loved if it was even darker. Given the hopelessness that permeates the story, I wasn't expecting such a hopeful ending. While reading, I felt that the tone and style was similar to Kathe Koja's Cypher. I liked how gritty and dark this was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Abortion, and Drug use

tdunks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug abuse, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion

it feels very culty which could invoke feelings of anxiety

theroadjones'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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Violence, Child death, Vomit, and Drug use

Minor: Racism and Abortion

como022's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Injury/Injury detail

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Abortion

haileyspencer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Though I enjoyed the process of reading this book, I'm not sure what to make of it coming out the other side. There are so many different themes throughout that I'm just not sure where to land on the point of the book being, and I'm not sure if it knows itself either. Didn't make it a bad experience for me by any means, but I just didnt get that "aha!" moment of realizing how everything connects and the meaning of it. Was this a metaphor for addiction in general? An autonomous fungus taking over? Actual ghosts at the heart of everything? Not sure. But I enjoyed the process. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Cannibalism, Death, Vomit, Body horror, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Gore, Death of parent, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

froggydanny's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Vomit, Death, Addiction, Car accident, Drug use, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Child death

paigefroese's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Death, Body horror, Gore, and Abortion

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Body horror

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Death of parent