Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Intercepts by T.J. Payne

8 reviews

narakuos's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

lightseeker's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Joe is the manager at a clandestine facility which performs human experimentation. The test subjects are kept docile & in almost complete sensory deprivation until they are needed to track the whereabouts of someone the government is interested in. Called 'antennas' to dehumanise them to the people that work there, their ability was discovered accidentally but has been purposefully used since. 

When a cleaner is violently killed by one of the 'antennas' it is put down to a coincidence as they couldn't possibly have been aware of their actions. However, when Joe is notified that his ex-wife has committed suicide, & his daughter admits that she has started to see a strange woman who no-one can see & whose description fits one of those incarcerated in the facility, Joe realises he has to take drastic action to save his daughter.

This started off well, giving the reader a sense of unease about the facility & what goes on there, but the characters are really flat & it's difficult to become invested in what happens to them. The ending was good but expected really. I seem to be in the minority, but I didn't really enjoy reading it. I have, however, downloaded one of the author's other books which looks more my kind of thing so we'll see how that one goes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Excrement

mich3ll31221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Excrement

ilaxaria's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Dementia

ripxreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Medical content

Minor: Excrement and Grief

finleyfrogreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

keen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Excrement, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis