doomluz's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Dementia, Child death, and Homophobia
nittiotvaan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Homophobia, Dementia, Child death, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Excrement
emwgrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Body horror
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Vomit
kawooreads's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Gore, and Murder
mirnda's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Gore, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Dementia, Homophobia, Suicide, and Vomit
Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Torture
blackcatkai'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
5.0
this was an event of a novella. a collection of short stories with a similar theme, this is gross & amazing. you get mostly stories from the viewpoint of animals & insects, with a couple human povs at the end. any content warnings you find, take seriously. LaRocca is a pro at descriptive horror and this is a very visceral experience.
a lot of ew, gross moments. but also some sweetness in a few spots. definitely not recommended for anyone new to horror or more extreme genres. but I really enjoyed this one.
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Death, and Mental illness
Moderate: Car accident, Chronic illness, and Miscarriage
Minor: Terminal illness, Excrement, Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Sexual content
jackalopecore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Dementia
Minor: Vomit and Excrement
It’s not listed in the storygraph TW list but warnings for mentions of beastiality and (kind of) necrophilia.jadeyfish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Gore
disyarning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
If you can stomach it: Lyrical, evocative prose combined with intensely uncomfortable, frequently disturbing, sometimes gory, imagery and themes. LaRocca uses horror to explore how love can unravel us, from unexpected perspectives. Some of the shorter stories are equal parts humour and horror, while others (particularly the final two) are viscerally horrifying with zero levity. I can't say I liked every story, but I didn't regret reading the book.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
uchihas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Now that I’ve had time to process: I was not a fan of the first story mostly because I’m not super into the
Spoiler
anthropomorphism of insectsSpoiler
gay men as zoophilesSpoiler
queer folk being sexual predatorsSpoiler
cosmic horrorGraphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Self harm, Blood, Gore, and Animal death
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Car accident, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Cursing, and Suicidal thoughts
Mentions of bestiality/zoophilia.