Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Ruins by Scott Smith

44 reviews

mushio's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, and Vomit

unlifeoftheparty's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Excrement, Self harm, Death, and Suicide

preston94vaughn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

rivercat0338's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Self harm, Blood, Death, Gore, and Confinement

Moderate: Excrement, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

princessmeg's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I've seen the movie version multiple times and it always gives me the creeps. The slithering vines with minds of their own. The terror of being stuck with no way out. The characters were not as complex as I wanted them to be. I wanted them to interact more than they did, to have the relationships between them all be a bigger part of the story. But they felt bland. Jeff was kind of a jerk and I didn't root for him.  The focus on sexual gratification for a male character as a means of "comfort" for a female character was warped and I did not like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Blood

redbee9's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Gore, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

tgaddie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cannibalism

mexcryptid's review against another edition

4.0

The Ruins is far more than the insatiable presence that lurks in the jungles of Mexico. It’s an intimate look at hopelessness. Trapped beneath an oppressive sun and forced to reckon with their dwindling resources, the protagonists of The Ruins are forced to retreat into themselves. And, with each shift in the book’s rotating point-of-view, I am reminded of the pulverizing force of a molcajete. Each grinding of the stone revealing the fears and insecurities of the trapped protagonists until there is nothing left for the presence, and the readers, to feast on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Self harm

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Cannibalism

thetinybookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Genuinely found this book to be horrific (quite a bit of body horror). It was also written in an interesting way as there are no chapters or sections of the book. 

While reading it, it made me feel like I was there in the jungle with the characters, experiencing the intense humidity, the dread that something is not quite right, the subtle oppressiveness of the

vines. We are never told what exactly the vines are or how they came to be but suffice to say, I've never been more afraid of plants than I am after reading this book 😂

Giving this a 5 ⭐ not because I found it enjoyable and would like to read it again, but because the horror is palpable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism