Reviews tagging 'Death'

They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces by Eric LaRocca

28 reviews

q_bert13's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Could not find a book to better fit ‘dead dove: do not eat’. A unique collection of horror-filled novellas that explore the complicated dynamic in relationship- (romantic, familial, animal, etc) Though this isn’t my cup of tea, i enjoyed the descriptive style of writing, and look forward to exploring this author’s other works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ro_mantic's review

dark fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

the writing is horrifyingly beautiful. read chapter by chapter, slowly devouring the book. extremely memorable stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

hardbackhoarder's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

erinmg's review against another edition

dark reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, and Dementia

mxpringle's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Like with many short story collections, I liked some stories more than others, but overall this was really disturbing yet interesting

bass_clarinet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• 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, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

wannabe_lee's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Excrement

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, and Cannibalism

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

3.5

now let’s ask ourselves: did these short stories need to be written? Perhaps not!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Excrement, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

beastality isn’t on here but it’s definitely in one of the short stories. No details but it is confirmed.

lyserature's review against another edition

3.0

I like Eric's writing. Obviously there were some stories that were a miss for me. I was reading the second story with my jaw on the floor. Storygraph doesn't have a beastiality tag.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Homophobia and Dementia

Minor: Vomit

doomluz's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.25

Not my favorite collection., but as always I love Eric LaRocca's ideas in his writing. They're weird, creepy, and gross.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Dementia