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yourstrulyheadie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Maybe I would, but this book doesn’t sell it at all. Also, there’s NO RUINS. That just makes me annoyed, they’re mentioned but never actually a plot point in the book at all.
I did cringe (positively) at some of the stuff that happened, but even the body horror wasn’t that good. It wasn’t convincing or compelling enough for me to be grossed out- I can’t feel/enjoy the main attraction of this book. I would rate it lower but I enjoyed parts of it.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Bullying
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The Details:
Narrated by Patrick Wilson
Unabridged
I really wanted to take part in this group read so for the first time, I purchased more credits!
This was a fun read. Once we got into the meat of the horror, it had me in mind of the Day of the Triffids. I think I'd be interested in reading more plant based horror.
The body horror was quite grim (in a good way), but I didn't find that it made my stomach turn or had me feeling nauseated.
There were no distinct chapters, which made it hard to pause but helped to amplify the blurred lines of time as terror set in for the characters.
The characters themselves weren't very likeable but felt believable for the most part, though some feeling more 2D (or more caricatures of a person) than others. I think my favourites were Matthias and Pablo.
I don't think this will be a strong story that would be very memorable long term, for me, but it was fun for whilst I was listening, I'd recommend it to others and I'd be interested in giving the movie adaptation a go.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Cannibalism
hannanni41's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury