Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Gone to See the River Man by Kristopher Triana

156 reviews

orizenda's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This book offered up so much more than I was anticipating. The narrator is truly vile and despicable, but I still found myself feeling for her at times. What really really struck me, though, was the beauty of the writing in this book. I was not expecting that at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

legitimatesalvage's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

brandocalrissian83's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

Gone to See the River Man is a perfect example of too much story not enough book. Triana tries to fit a lot into this novella and the result ends up feeling cobbled together. The character of the River Man was interesting and creepy and would haves loved to see more energy spent on his lore. Overall this has some good elements but really misses the mark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Ableism

urfavgothlibrarian's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Dear Mr. Tirana,

You are deeply disturbed. I have never met more demented characters in my entire 38 years of life. They are evil and it is impossible to feel any empathy or sympathy for any of them. 

Keep up the good work. Never change. 

Sincerely, 
Marie Hague 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Gaslighting

Not for the faint of heart

dsaiz's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

vouija's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

hkveit's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

nunparasite's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

desiredisasters's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a lot more grotesque than what I was imagining and more ways than one…… 
IYKYK

I read this book at 3.75. I think that this is definitely a gruesome book for Halloween and spooky season. I will say, however, if you have any type of issues with mutilation, gore, and incest, I would stay away from this book. 

The main character, Lori, definitely is fighting some demons in her head. Things that should never have happened, things that she could have easily not let happen. Because of these demons, it seems like she is dealing with a sort of mental illness. Her mind is definitely not right and she somehow falls in love with a serial killer. The serial killer, Edmund is behind bars, but she believes that they are meant to be.

Edmund sends her on a journey to go find the river man and give him something that was left in his old shack. Lori goes on this quest and takes her sister, Abby, and it all goes downhill from there… 

Very creepy… More grotesque than scary, but if you’re into that type of spook, this is for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Incest, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder

sonyaantonie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Rape, Blood, and Murder