Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

131 reviews

iloponis's review

2.0

disappointing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Gore

amberrenfrey's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lauren176's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

amemuuras'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

zoeyoey's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

This book was surely gross and made me uncomfortable, which I can appreciate, but I don’t think I was the target audience for this. I don’t have a religion or follow any faith and so I couldn’t really relate to any aspects of that. I suppose there were parts of the book I could relate to on a very surface level, but that’s all I’ve got.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

sproinkly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

the first story was incredible. i enjoyed it thoroughly and was so sucked in. that story alone would get 4.5 stars from me, a deduction of .5 stars because i just wanted more of it. the second story was also great, except for the author's failure to understand that

a fetus does not start kicking within a few weeks of pregnancy.

disregarding that detail, i give it a 4/5 stars. the last story was just not very intruiging to me. i ended up skimming through a large portion of it because the scene wasnt written well. it didnt surprise me or scare me, it was predictable and the "plot twist" got rid of all of the possible horror. 2 stars for the last story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia

schuster_s's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is three short stories about the "indescribable itch to connect with someone, something." 

The first novella is disturbing in a good way. Two women trying to find connection online in a queer community board. One is pushing the boundaries of her dark desires, and the other one just wants to feel loved in any way possible. How badly someone wants something shows us how far they will go to get it, whether that's a human baby, or just a tapeworm. 

The second novella was great. I would love to see a film adaptation of this. An estranged couple get a note from their son who commits suicide reading: "If you and dad love me as much as you say you do, you'll stay together after this...No matter what." We then travel with them to a seasonal hotel on an island off the coast of New England. ON their first night, a traveler appears. He seems to be the long lost son of the husband, and soon the wife feels as though he's not a human, but an angel with a message from their dead son. 

The final story is about a man who finds a bone with his neighbor's initials on it. When he goes to ask him about it, he ends up getting caught in a series of bets. As he completes the challenges successfully, racking up more cash, the challenges get stranger. How far will he go to appease this man and be a polite gentleman? 

I think this was a quick read and a nice suspenseful book. This made me uncomfortable in the best way possible, and it reminds me that being polite isn't what's always best, and that I should remember that people on the internet get to wear a mask 24/7... their intentions are not always what's best for the viewer/reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Gore, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Pregnancy

It is suggested that the woman in the first story kills herself with an apple peeler after 'birthing' a tape worm that the other woman told her to contract. In the second story, the woman breaks her ankle and it describes her husband popping the bone back into place. It also describes her husband dying from ingesting poison. It also describes her son killing himself by crucifixion.

jet_nebula's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Homophobia

samsquest's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror