Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

54 reviews

audsisburrito's review against another edition

dark slow-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

2.0

This was deeply disappointing and underbaked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Body horror

blacksphinx's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wanna get haunted?

This book has such an amazing premise - a drug that allows you to see ghosts, with no control over what ghosts you see... set in Richmond, Virginia. While this is mainly a story about the destructive force of addiction is, and how we can never really leave our dead behind us, I liked that it was a little more than just people confronting their own painful interrelationships and also touched on how all land in this country is an unmarked grave. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, Addiction, and Body horror

Moderate: Racism, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Car accident

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A visceral story about addiction, toxic relationships, grief, loss, and letting go of what haunts you. Would definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity, Child death, Abortion, and Sexual content

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Vomit

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

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

Moderate: Child death and Death