Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Little Heaven by Nick Cutter

20 reviews

mightyredpanda's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cursing, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Animal cruelty, Racism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

mhartford's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Animal death, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and War

carrionkid's review

3.5

This book had some really good moments and then it also had some moments where I wanted to grab Nick Cutter by the shoulders and shake him vigorously while saying STOP TRYING TO BE STEPHEN KING. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Racial slurs, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, War, Child death, Death, and Gore

batcaves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, Torture, Animal death, and Body horror

eileen91's review

dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this book. It was classic horror. Some parts where a little drawn out and some part made me downright nauseous. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual harassment

makenzie_rois's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Death, Child death, and Death of parent

charlottesreadingweb's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is Nick Cutter's best book, in my opinion. Strange, disturbing, fantastical and absolutely wild, this incredibly original horror book addresses some of the darkest topics in fiction. Cutter pushes his readers to their limits with this story, doing so unapologetically and with little explanation. There are parts of this book that I think about and they still scare me. The epilogue broke my heart and is a MUST READ to complete this story. I'm not sure who I would recommend this book to, but if you are looking for something that will push you well outside your comfort zone, this is the book for you!

Please see content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body horror, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Cursing

thegr8estangell's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Do you like documentaries about Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple? Heaven's Gate? This book does cults so well. That final sermon... oof that was freaky. The dread and fear is palpable throughout the whole book. This book could honestly stand alone with just the parts of it that took place in the 1960s. The story was super gory. like... super gory. I kinda want him to do a short story about the other places they found out there near Little Heaven. The children of this book make the children of the corn look like cutesy day campers. I would've liked him to explain the wishes stuff a little more. That was still pretty ambiguous at the end, but hey, you can't have it all. A terrifying read for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Violence

frida_cutthroat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book, one of my favorites by nick cutter , it’s almost like a horror adventure , it has the supernatural in it as well as grappling with human Emotions

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

ripxw's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Child death