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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca
70 reviews
frankiecastanea's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Mental illness
manipulationmik_yekcuts's review against another edition
- 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
1.5
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, and Suicide
mangela_28's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Gore
nittiotvaan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, and Emotional abuse
og_tomatogirl's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Gore
alexxakay's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Child death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
ashley_books_cats_judo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I have to say my expectations were set too high for the horror and grotesque elements after seeing reviews. There were definitely elements that were disturbing like the animal abuse & cuddling the thing that shouldn’t have been cuddled but I had expected more.
The first story was probably my favourite which read as emails and IMs between two women and demonstrated how easily manipulated some people can be why someone they’ve never even met.
The second story follows a couple who isolate on a remote island to recover after their son’s death and someone finds their way to them. This one involved some religious aspects & took some turns I wasn’t expecting. To me, this was really about what we’ll do to make someone else comfortable and how many of our own boundaries we’ll cross.
The final story followed a man who found something in his yard that he believed was out there by a neighbor. This story touched on how far someone will go to be polite.
Overall, I’m glad I read this one ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death, Medical content, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide
rubyhosh's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Grief
our_bookish_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I strongly suggested if you are squeamish or detest in depth descriptions of animal or human cruelty that you skip this book.
The first story is very disturbing, gory and unsettling. I barely made it through a couple parts due to the graphic nature, but I just couldn't look away. I loved and hated it all the same.
I wasn't a fan of the last 2 though.
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Animal death
ardentreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Toxic relationship