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56 reviews
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Much of the time while I was reading, I found both characters to not only be annoying and overly-verbose. The humour employed by Slater falls flat.
However, where House of Rot shines is through its commitment to its icky, gross, disgusting horror. In a genre that is slowly being gentrified by more palatable and sanitised material, House of Rot is a fresh breath of air. It's a love-letter to the shudder you get while watching senseless gore splatter the screen, or mould grow out of someone's eyes, or maggots writhe in flesh.
It's just a shame this love couldn't save the rest of book for me.
3.25
- 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
3.25
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal death
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Cursing, Genocide, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Racism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, Child death, Colonisation, Gore, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Torture, Classism, Death, Rape, Religious bigotry, Infertility, and Sexism
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Child death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Child abuse, and Death
Did not finish book. Stopped at 19%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.
4.0
I will say, however, the one essay where someone feels sorry for themselves after calling the cops on their mentally ill friend rubbed me the wrong way. But I'm an abolitionist and a Blackfulla, so my trust and care for coppas is much lower than some uppity white queer from Portland, I guess.