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breezer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Rape
asourceoffiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
When things start to ramp up from about half way through, you can totally see the point of the slow burn until then. You've got to know all the characters just well enough to predict and dread the impending carnage.
When things do start to escalate (and it happens fast!), you can tell that making the reader informed and the victims ignorant is completely intentional; I wanted to yell at the book every time someone said "come on in" to a knock at the door, or brandished a useless gun. It made it quite fun through the tension.
I flew through the second half after savouring the first. This is definitely a classic with a proper traditional horror feel.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Animal death
Moderate: Car accident and Rape
erafact's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Racial slurs, Car accident, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Cannibalism
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Excrement, Stalking, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
Set in a rural area in the 70's, lots of slurs thrown around. A man catches his wife cheating, then beats her and rapes her over the next couple (?) Weeks. Several children die. A dog is killed but not graphically, we just find its body.emilypolcyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Child death, Car accident, Death, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape and Sexual violence
cass_lit's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Violence, Child abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Transphobia and Pedophilia
draven_deathcrush's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Child death, and Child abuse
Moderate: Rape and Animal death
Minor: Sexual content
caerrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Moderate: Rape
desireewoodwhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
But still great autumn/vampire vibes
Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Rape
literatureleaf's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual violence, Cursing, Homophobia, and Infidelity
Minor: Bullying, Medical content, Car accident, Addiction, Racial slurs, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent
scip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Kidnapping, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism