A review by itsjustgrumpy
The Troop by Nick Cutter

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Cutter's descriptions are both vile and illuminating. Body horror with a spotlight on it to highlight every squirming maggot and fleshy lesion. The man does it so right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Eating disorder, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Vomit

Minor: Bullying