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spaghettii 's review for:
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Scott Smith you sick mother fucker,,, this is the first book where the body horror aspect actually made me squeamish. The way you could tell exactly where the plot was going but with just enough chance that you could hope you were wrong. The characters themselves acknowledging this was interesting. The endorsement by Stephen King on the cover was very spot on. The plot was of a similar style, the writing even more so. I had a feeling that the ending would be very similar to The Mist by Stephen King. That just after they had given up or when only one person remained, help would come. I didn't originally think help would come at all but towards the end i think it was well implied that help would arrive just barely too late. Beautiful ending, I always say that books can drastically improve by killing the main character(s).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape