Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Temporada de Caça by Stephen Graham Jones

129 reviews

ingridelaine82's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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

3.75

I had to really push myself to read this book the first half. It could be the writing style or just shifting from another book but I had to read it slowly and reread to understand. Not complex wording just talk to text speech. Once I got through the first half it did seem to get easier to consume.
Story was simple, characters were brief but good. I got a wendigo vibe from it for sure. 
I believe this is a good story for horror readers to branch out into. I did really appreciate the acknowledgement from the reader as there is clearly a whole other world of books by indigenous authors (indigenous comic con?! Yes please!).
Take your time with this one- it’s worth the patience and work for the end. Also, if you like basketball, there’s a lot of love for it here surprisingly 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

kstorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs and Colonisation

taratearex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was so great, it had me staying up late wanting to just keep reading and also scared I was going to have nightmares and wishing I hadn't read it at night. It's legit very scary, so creepy and chilling, and the way he drags out a scene that you know is just going to explode is such torture (complimentary). There are many threads being woven through this story and many POV's, I doubled back a few times to make sure I was grasping things, he's dropping hints and references throughout, it's worth it to stop and try to get your bearings, slow down and sink into the story. I can see how people could get lost if you're sort of passively engaging with this or aren't into trying to weave together all the pieces. I honestly can't wait for a reread. I will say the gore is hard to stomach at times and if you're at all sensitive to pet death this may not be the one for you, the descriptions can be brutal! (I know, I know I'm reading horror, but I block gore with my hands when I'm watching TV lol)

CW: racism, violence/murder/death of humans and animals (dogs, elk), very descriptive gore, hunting, alcoholism, parent death, child death, hate crime 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

drymice's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

serenedancer's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It took me a bit to get into the book, but once I was in I was hooked. I really enjoyed it.

The horror is well done but not too gruesome. Even as someone who has aphantasia it was still effective. Overall I would recommend the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Racism

niddy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

throwback682's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The ending was a tearjerker for me. 

Shout out to Chuck Tingle for introducing me to this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

refrejarator's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

The first I've ever read by Jones. Holy hell. It was devastating, it was brutal, and painted a horror story vastly different from any I'd ever read before. Had me freaked out from the first chapter, which is very rare for me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Book is written from perspective of Blackfeet Native Americans and therefore includes racism, police brutality, and the impact of genocide and colonisation that is still felt by Indigenous peoples today.

wispy_reviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death of parent

ahopper7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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

4.0

This was my first Stephen Graham Jones book, and overall I really liked it. I love a good revenge story, and with the culture and themes blended throughout this story, and that ending!! - made for such a horror novel that I think will stay with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and Alcohol