Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

14 reviews

eatingbrains's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I've read my share of epistolary style writings and this was definitely different from others.  I think the main reason I wasn't as keen on it was the use of emojis and gifs, but like the text representation rather than the actual thing.  If there was a way for the ebook to have the actual visual component represented exactly as intended then I think it would have been an improved experience.

It was a weird one for sure.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Eating disorder, Rape, Child abuse, Confinement, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Body horror, and Body shaming

skyegbooks's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

I liked the unique fomat, I have never seen a book quite like it however, it did get quite confusing when it came to deciphering who was who and why they are relevant in the beginning. The constant use of spelt-out emoji names in the middle of sentances made some things impossible to understand in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault and Excrement

starglitters's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Minor: Animal death and Excrement

dealingwithdragons's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

I rarely recommend the audio version of a book over any other, but the full-cast audio version of Several People Are Typing is such a wonderful experience. Worth it if you've got less than 4 hours and space to laugh out loud while you listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Confinement

Minor: Excrement

mermaidsherbet's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Excrement, and Animal death

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content

Minor: Excrement

sarah984's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• 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

5.0

This is one of those gimmicky books that will almost immediately become dated (it's an epistolary novel composed entirely of slack messages) but I really enjoyed it. The main characters work for a PR company serving luminaries such as a dog food company involved in a poisoning incident and an ambassador who had a "childcare emergency" at the zoo. Some of the stuff about the internet and witnessing all these little parts of people's lives really hit home too. Most of the surreal elements worked really well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Animal death

Minor: Excrement, Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual content

kellyskubic's review

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Excrement

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

5.0

i honestly loved this. it was funny, fun, and had a lovely ending. :dustystick:
cover design review: ★★★★★. it's what made me pick this up in the first place. it just looks so tactile, like the Windows 11 UI, specifically in the trailer lol. i literally just noticed the sunset—very nice touch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Excrement, Alcohol, and Kidnapping

venetiana's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is so cool. Can't really explain without spoiling, but I sped through it in like an hour or something? Really entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Body horror

Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, Death, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, and Toxic relationship