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farleighelse's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Decent. Probably won't read again soon. Starts as superstition horror. Mass disappearance/murders. Killer moths? Bad slime. Good cops and doctor save the day from mush. Bad guy gets got.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Suicide, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Torture, Blood, and Sexual harassment
treeofbluegreen's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Body horror
kittykaz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
- the characters were so human, it was really nice. Not only did their reactions to all the shit that was happening believable and relatable, they actually took the time to question their own morality, which is something i personally never saw before in a horror book. Huge plus point!
- i absolutely, 100% blame Stephen King for this one, but the fact that Lisa (and any other character, for that matter) wasn't sexualized was such a pleasant surprise :) The way those inappropriate comments were depicted and handled in here was super nice. (Though i do wonder why a teenager had to be involved in the first place but that may just be a me problem)
- the mystery of what exactly is responsible for all this was wonderfully set up and carried throughout the entire book, even after we started learning about its nature.
- Going off the last point: I loved reading about the scientific theories they discussed. And i really appreciate how thorough they were with them. They really left no stone unturned!
- at first i thought the whole Kale thing was a little unnecessary but it actually ended up adding a very cool aspect. The question whether it really is as powerful as it seems to be added so much more suspense.
- Flytes theory that it only gained its consciousness from the humans it consumed was also sUPER interesting, since it sort of implies that they really did fight the incarnation of humanities own darkness and evil. Very thought-provoking!
- i absolutely, 100% blame Stephen King for this one, but the fact that Lisa (and any other character, for that matter) wasn't sexualized was such a pleasant surprise :) The way those inappropriate comments were depicted and handled in here was super nice. (Though i do wonder why a teenager had to be involved in the first place but that may just be a me problem)
- the mystery of what exactly is responsible for all this was wonderfully set up and carried throughout the entire book, even after we started learning about its nature.
- Going off the last point: I loved reading about the scientific theories they discussed. And i really appreciate how thorough they were with them. They really left no stone unturned!
- Flytes theory that it only gained its consciousness from the humans it consumed was also sUPER interesting, since it sort of implies that they really did fight the incarnation of humanities own darkness and evil. Very thought-provoking!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Vomit
There are some biblical themes here, talk about the Devil and its depiction in various believe systems.
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