Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

12 reviews

reddarko's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Medical content, and Blood

wyabook234's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

bkmckown's review

5.0

This book was an emotional ride! This author was well beyond his time and struck every nerve and left them raw. The writing was amazing, the story was tragic and heartbreaking and it made the reader feel such strong empathy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Dysphoria, Gore, Body horror, Excrement, and Gun violence

stardustmelody's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very hard, but very important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, War, Confinement, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Excrement, Fatphobia, Slavery, Chronic illness, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Cursing

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, War, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Self harm

Minor: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Racism, Vomit, Slavery, and Sexual content

corruptednatz's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.25

It’s a sad book, we witness a man slowly go insane being trapped within his own body with no way of communication. The book does a good job of evoking the sense of dread as the man comes to terms with his missing limbs, blindness and deafness. I gave the book a 2 star for the concept. It’s a scary concept that can happen to anyone but the book was mostly the man reminiscing about his past life (some points felt like filler) which made the book very slow. The bits and pieces about him in the hospital bed could only fill up a couple of chapters.

Spoiler

 It would’ve been more interesting if the author expanded on the last part of the book when he was able to communicate through Morse code. Rather than the doctor giving him sedatives to shut him up and silence him forever (I understand why, because the government doesn’t want the world to see what war does to a man); he could’ve actually asked questions about his platoon and got more Info on his family or what happened in the war, then shut him up once his questions were too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Racial slurs

srasmus's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was hard to read. A stream of consciousness narrative from the perspective of a man locked into his own body. It truly shows the horror of war, and what it does to people. We learn about this man's family, friends, lovers, and life before it was swiftly turned into a living nightmare. Ungodly claustrophobic at times, I truly felt the panic and horror of the protagonist the entire time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Death, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

sassafrasrewts's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, War, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Confinement, Body horror, Medical trauma, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Slavery

kylera556's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

this book was life changing for me, it is the ultimate anti-war novel. It left me feeling things i have never felt before, you seriously need to be prepared for this book.