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Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston
34 reviews
perfectcupoftea'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
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
alyx30'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
The book is basically just a trauma-porn about broken people but elevated to the extreme. I couldn't for the life of me look away from the pages, so captivating and horribly bizzare the content was.
I guessed the ending 50-60 pages in, but I've watched (and loved to bits) Gozu by Takashi Miike, so it was the least shocking thing to me in this whole book.
Read all the trigger warnings carefully. They are here and they are very real.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Torture, Blood, Vomit, and Sexual harassment
tifffanywhite's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Check your trigger warnings!zany25's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Didn’t love it, but didn’t hate it either, hard to rate. Compelling enough to see it through to the end, and without the buildup it would’ve been ridiculous. Shockingly not the grossest thing I’ve ever read. The kind of book you read just to actually know for yourself what’s in it for morbid curiosity. Now I do know. Oh well.
I do feel confident I may look at more “hardcore” horror novels that spark my curiosity though since I handled this one pretty well.
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment
It’s a shock novella, but if you must be warned_windupbird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
theredheded_bibliomaniac's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Abandonment
picking_back_up's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Pregnancy
ericgarika'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
3.25
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Please take this as a warning that all of the warning listed are most definitely taken to the extreme.lanieh09's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Death of parent, and Abandonment
kt_berg's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence and Abortion
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use and Medical trauma