hunterhearn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, and Mass/school shootings
lexcatt's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, and Gore
Minor: Car accident, Blood, Cursing, Death, and Child death
sssmoser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The Loop is essentially a slasher/apocalyptic book - similar to zombie stories, but not exactly zombies - and it's suuuuper gory. Teenagers in a small town are infected by... something... that makes them incredibly violent. The people that remain uninfected are left to their own devices to evade these horrifying versions of their classmates and try to find a way out of the situation.
Some aspects have a distinct YA feel, but that's mostly due to the main characters being teens. Johnson creates believable teenage characters and a flawed, but interesting main trio.
I started listening to this book on audio, but found I couldn't wait until I was back in the car to finish, so I got it in print to finish. This book has the pacing of fast zombie movies like Train to Busan or World War Z, and I couldn't put it down.
If you liked Clown in a Cornfield , you'll probably like this one too. It's quite a bit bleaker, but a similar vibe.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
mothfemme's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
unboxedjack's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
blklagoon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Drug use, Car accident, Body horror, Blood, and Alcohol
willardfillmore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Child death