nittiotvaan's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Homophobia, Dementia, Child death, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Excrement
mirnda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Gore, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Dementia, Homophobia, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Torture
blackcatkai's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
this was an event of a novella. a collection of short stories with a similar theme, this is gross & amazing. you get mostly stories from the viewpoint of animals & insects, with a couple human povs at the end. any content warnings you find, take seriously. LaRocca is a pro at descriptive horror and this is a very visceral experience.
a lot of ew, gross moments. but also some sweetness in a few spots. definitely not recommended for anyone new to horror or more extreme genres. but I really enjoyed this one.
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, and Miscarriage
Minor: Terminal illness, Excrement, Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Sexual content
stephb96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
gorbon's review against another edition
4.25
Disturbing, disgusting, discomforting Eric LaRocca pulls no punches. However, at the center of this novella in pieces is love in its rawest, most depraved state.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Miscarriage, Blood, Pregnancy, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
stephanieluxton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.25
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Self harm, Death, Mental illness, Gore, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Body horror
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Death of parent, Car accident, and Excrement
slxtty_academia's review against another edition
1.5
And what's with the authors thing for plucking out eyeballs??
It's been a Rollercoaster for me and LaRocca, I hated Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last spoke, but LOVED You've Lost A Lot Of Blood, and now strongly disliked this collection. I'll give them one last shot with Everything The Darkness Eats next year and if I don't like that one it's just not meant to be.
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Pregnancy, Ableism, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Terminal illness, Dementia, and Blood
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Self harm