Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

42 reviews

mtnest's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Torture, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, Cursing, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Mental illness, Vomit, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction and Mass/school shootings

demon possession

immovabletype's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

this almost feels like horror magical realism for much of the book and I love that about it. and though this didn't occur to me until I'd finished it has that element of Buffy that I love so much, where the monster is a metaphor for growing up. in this case it's specifically about female friendships, and was done so well. it felt pretty darn authentic to my experience growing up in the 80s/90s, and how those friendships could feel so fraught and so full of love at the same time. how do you know these things, Grady Hendrix, you are a man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Body shaming, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Mass/school shootings

mistercrow's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.75

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.  Just FYI; this is a horror book set in the 1980s, in a southern high school. The author didn’t shy away from that authenticity.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Animal death, and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Slavery, Blood, Homophobia, Body horror, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Racism

smylieman's review

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Death, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Animal death, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Eating disorder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

thehhugg's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, Eating disorder, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Animal death, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Classism, Violence, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Addiction

shelbytaylxr's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Vomit, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

Minor: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Racism, and Mass/school shootings

tiernanhunter's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Gun violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Forced institutionalization

nokibay's review

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Slavery

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use

graceexe's review

3.25

the book was entertaining enough, but i’ll say I wish i would have read the trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

melliedm's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

A gross, fast-paced, campy story of friendship in the face of growing up (and demons). 

Felt like the sapphic undertones were purposeful (lampshades! Lampshades everywhere!), but completely unfulfilled. How you can go from DBNQ to DAQ and then tell me how they ended and miss the chance to complete the sentence is a disappointment. But it was a fun read despite that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Vomit, Body horror, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Slavery