Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The Haar by David Sodergren

3 reviews

keiraonyxraven's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Dementia

franzys_whip's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I cried so much. Such a well written book. Perfectly describes the horrors of aging, loneliness, industrialization, and corruption. Also Avalon was legitimately funny and I will die on that hill. While unexpected for me, I love the direction the ending took!

Also the cover art is by Trevor Henderson???? Literal perfection. Read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Dementia, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

the minor content warnings are like VERY minor, i just thought they were worth mentioning

jalecd's review

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? It's complicated

4.25

This novel takes body horror to a level I had never even conceived and yet somehow still told a wonderful story of love, aging, and remembering the things that matter.  Muriel is an icon of the ages, and such a joy of a protagonist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Dementia