A review by sharkgirlsam
You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

challenging dark sad fast-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
because of the way this book is compiled i don't feel like i can give it a rating? i really enjoyed reading it (i was looking for something that would make me squirm) but it doesn't really fit the normal book composition so it's hard to give it stars 
with that said, this book was one of the most unique and disturbing i've read so far 
•it's 10000% more vibes than plot which i've learned i actually LOVE 
•probably the most gory, graphic, grotesque book i've read so far and probably is my limit, i don't know if i could handle anything that could possibly be worse than this (check TW for this one) 
•in my opinion it's more of an anthology of a fictional character put together by a fictional editor which was a little confusing at first but i found it to be pretty cool 
•there's a story within a story and i liked them both which is one of the reasons i think i liked it so much 
•the diary entries literally made my skin crawl and stomach churn i almost couldn't get through some of them 
•the novella reminded me so much of the saw movies, my favorite horror flicks, so ofc i ate it up! 
•i have my own personal theory as to how the novella is related to the diary entries and selected poems but i'll leave that out  

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