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Woom by Duncan Ralston

91 reviews

tina7283's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kesher's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

jinnyshollow's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

Idk how to rate this.

As a licensed therapist and having worked with a lot of clients with heavy and complex trauma, I hear some fucked up shit. The stuff in this book barely phased me in all honesty. I know what people are capable of and then some.

The difficulty with rating it is: the writing itself was good. The trauma porn of POC is not and is honestly offensive.

When you look at it from a strict psychological perspective, this story really does show how easily the world and our experiences in it shifts and alters our thought processes. And in that way, this book was good. 

Outside of that? Yeah….. idk. 

And the content warnings are for real and should be listened to if you aren’t accustomed to this kind of content whether in reading/other media or by exposure because you help others with their traumas (such as being a therapist. Which means I should probably talk to MY therapist about why this book didn’t phase me….)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Abortion

Moderate: Rape and Medical trauma

alyx30's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Is it wrong of me to like it? Maybe. But I did like it.
The book is basically just a trauma-porn about broken people but elevated to the extreme. I couldn't for the life of me look away from the pages, so captivating and horribly bizzare the content was.
I guessed the ending 50-60 pages in, but I've watched (and loved to bits) Gozu by Takashi Miike, so it was the least shocking thing to me in this whole book.
Read all the trigger warnings carefully. They are here and they are very real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Torture, Blood, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

zany25's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

2.75

I think my reaction is just “bro, what.” 

Didn’t love it, but didn’t hate it either, hard to rate. Compelling enough to see it through to the end, and without the buildup it would’ve been ridiculous. Shockingly not the grossest thing I’ve ever read. The kind of book you read just to actually know for yourself what’s in it for morbid curiosity. Now I do know. Oh well. 

I do feel confident I may look at more “hardcore” horror novels that spark my curiosity though since I handled this one pretty well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment

It’s a shock novella, but if you must be warned

genital mutilation and “Re birthing”/ unbirthing play a significant role

veritythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a wild ride. Really gripping storytelling with some very interesting characters. 

Check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

Oh, this was disgusting...

And I loved every word. Pretty sure the stories told in Woom will stick with me for the rest of my life. This is not for the faint of heart, but if you have the stomach, it is a tale of love and self discovery unlike any I've ever read.

Bless you, Shyla. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

cheartfred's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kermitdafrog's review against another edition

3.5

Room 6 has seen many many a horror in its day. And as predictable as the ending is, it leaves you waiting for the room to see that one more act of violence. I was just sitting there waiting for her to realize his true intent the whole time. The stories do seem a bit shock for shock's sake, but it's an engaging and short enough read that's that's not too bad a thing. Not for the weak stomached, but that comes with the genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

_windupbird's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail