Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Summer I Died: The Roger Huntington Saga, Book 1: Volume 1 by Ryan C. Thomas

9 reviews

hick's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

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I don't have many coherent words to say about it yet. Just: unbelievably good. I wasn't keen on the first quarter and it's certainly not some literary masterpiece, but I'm floored by what it was able to achieve. Relentless, gratuitous, gnarly, graphic torture that leaves you grieving the losses it creates. "Torture porn" has never had this much emotional impact— ever. Those characters felt so real. I'm both gutted and exhilarated.

This concludes my book review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

peppers_books's review against another edition

3.0

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extreme horror which means every content warning known to man. extremely bleak. rogers relationship with his sister and best friend made it feel more real and all the more devastating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

shamwow2000's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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My new favorite extreme horror novel. The relationship between the main characters is the driving force behind this book. It has a slow beginning, but it establishes the relationship dynamic between the two leads. Once it picks up, it doesn’t stop. If you have a strong stomach and a tolerance for dark content, I highly recommend. Avoid spoilers for the best experience.

PLEASE READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE BUYING!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry

ari_ares's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder

abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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This is the novel equivalent of a gore-fest,  suspenseful horror flick. There’s not a lot to it besides the characters’ fight to survive an extremely sick and sadistic torture-killer. Reminded me a lot of the “Toybox Killer” but thankfully a little less sexualized if you’re interested in true crime. Not great from a literary standpoint but does what it’s intended and gives you a nauseating, tense, and bloody gore-horror story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Rape, Cannibalism

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma

lululudgate's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Ok, maybe splatterpunk isn't for me..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny

kirstreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs

2shotsicedcoffee's review against another edition

2.25

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is probably the most disappointing book I have read in awhile even as I sit and read new books, I wish I could have stopped this book at some point and picked up a different book. How many times can you read pain, shit , and fuck. How can you love a character that spits slurs or a bland piece of toast? I felt nothing but disgust and wished that the torture scenes could have gotten over faster. I found myself rolling my eyes at some point and found myself bored. There nothing here but torture porn. If that’s up your alley that’s fine, but please believe if you’re a horror fan there are better books and better ways to spend your time. If you’re looking to be disgusted this is the book for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual harassment

coffinfinite's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark 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: No

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I read this book out of morbid curiosity. As a teenager, I loved films like Hostel and Saw - until one day they turned my stomach, and I couldn’t watch stuff like that any more. But horror books hit a little different, and I’ve fared well with titles like Gerald’s Game and Misery by Stephen King, and when The Summer I Died was recommended as a splatterpunk novel with realistic characters you could actually root for, I decided I was game.

I don’t understand exactly what I was supposed to be rooting for. Tooth and Roger are two small town boys who speak casual misogyny and homophobia, and who “get hard” over shooting guns in the forest. Not the kind of people I bother forging emotional attachments to. By the time they’re kidnapped and tortured, I felt bad for them in the way a normal individual would feel bad for anyone they witnessed suffering, but the emotional connection I was promised simply wasn’t there. I couldn’t relate to them at all, except in the sense that they didn’t deserve what happened to them, because no one does. The tension didn’t really build quite right - if anything, the book is too short and didn’t have any room to generate tension at all.

The gore was, you know, gore, but nothing I haven’t seen in a horror film or read before in books that were better written. I didn’t go in expecting a masterpiece of literature - that’s not what splatterpunk is about - but I felt like the book had been hyped a little by those recommending it. There was so much more that could have been explored thematically - belief in God, the fragility of life, luck and chance - that just got skimmed over a bit. Another hundred pages or so for that would have been good - the writing was solid and pulled me in, and kept me going to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Misogyny