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

27 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

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

bibliograflieg's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Homophobia

Moderate: Vomit

Beastiality and necrophilia

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.

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Infidelity, and Dementia

Beastiality

dexlud's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

They Were Here Before Us is an excellent novella, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. My main gripe with it is that it doesn’t feel like a single novella. It feels like a short story collection instead, as none of the stories really link together. Other than that, the books is excellent, and is my third book by Eric LaRocca rated above 4 stars, so it solidifies them as a favourite author for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia

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