sweetchoas's review against another edition
3.0
Sick. Totally sick. And I mean it. I have to take a very long shower.
If we forget these very mentally ill characters & the disgusting scenes, it was quite a good book.
Well written & quite humorous (once again if we forget the whole situation). I’m conflicted between liking the author or hating him with my whole soul for creating this.
I need to binge watch kitten videos now.
If we forget these very mentally ill characters & the disgusting scenes, it was quite a good book.
Well written & quite humorous (once again if we forget the whole situation). I’m conflicted between liking the author or hating him with my whole soul for creating this.
I need to binge watch kitten videos now.
peachieko's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
This book was so full of itself
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Body shaming, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Cursing, Medical content, Rape, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Addiction, Death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death of parent
drmroberts's review against another edition
4.25
What an absolute horror show of a book that I couldn't help but love.
It has some of the most depraved things I have ever read in it, but the black humour carries you through it all and brings some relatability to the story and characters.
To even consider reading this you are likely to of felt those feelings of being an outsider, freak, misunderstood or isolated and this book plays with those feelings.
To me, the story is about what you can do with those feelings. The brutal backdrop is great for this as it shows how awful some people are and then brings something else in to compare against. You could weigh up the morality of it all and rank them, but it's just there to illustrate that as bad, weird or messed up as you feel you are, there is definitely someone else badder, weirder or more messed up.
Ultimately I feel you are left with two options when you're on the fringes. Either use it to connect with others who relate to those feelings or wear it as a badge of honour to keep yourself away from everything and everyone. This book does a great job of exploring that.
It has some of the most depraved things I have ever read in it, but the black humour carries you through it all and brings some relatability to the story and characters.
To even consider reading this you are likely to of felt those feelings of being an outsider, freak, misunderstood or isolated and this book plays with those feelings.
To me, the story is about what you can do with those feelings. The brutal backdrop is great for this as it shows how awful some people are and then brings something else in to compare against. You could weigh up the morality of it all and rank them, but it's just there to illustrate that as bad, weird or messed up as you feel you are, there is definitely someone else badder, weirder or more messed up.
Ultimately I feel you are left with two options when you're on the fringes. Either use it to connect with others who relate to those feelings or wear it as a badge of honour to keep yourself away from everything and everyone. This book does a great job of exploring that.
ryanrn's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I understand that this book is supposed to be extreme horror. Truly, I know what I signed up for, but necrophilia and cannibalism aside the writing is poor. The story line was very predicable. It didn't feel like the gore and shocking moments actually contributed to advancing the story or making the story in depth in any way. The actually plot and the story were very predictable. Also having difficulty deciphering if the author was trying to make the main character pretentious or if the author is just pretentious. Making references of Hemingway and Tolstoy and Chekhov for seemingly no reason? Other than to just appear cultured or cool. IDK. Maybe I'm the problem, but I hated this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Gore, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Child death
casaembrujada692's review against another edition
5.0
What a ride. I read some reviews before and i was prepared there would be some really disturbing scenes…. But what the hell, the faces i made during these scenes, sometimes i had to take a break from it. But i was looking for it, so if you search a book that makes you feel sick, disturbed and so dirty that you want to shower afterwards - here you have it. The story and writing itself was also very good, i really enjoyed it - as much you can enjoy such a type of book.