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downcircles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Murder
queenbunnidala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
mossroot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I feel incapable of currently giving this book any type of star rating, due to the how absolutely disgusting and vile the subject matter is.
Dead Inside took me a little over two hours to read.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
voxvenati's review against another edition
- 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
1.0
Yes, there’s gore. Yes, there’s sex. Yes, there are shocking things! Was any of it done well? No.
There was no attempt at atmosphere and there were no vibes, so this didn’t even tip the scales of making me squeamish, or horrified. The main character sounds like he’s a little boy half the time. Even as satire, this just doesn’t have a lot to it. Where is the commentary? This is not a horror so much as an edgy comedy.
The prose was childish and some stylistic choices were annoying. Another reviewer summed it up perfectly:
This book is basically a teen edgelord trying to be edgy and shocking while broaching philosophical topics…The problem is the philosophy addressed is about as deep as a can of tuna…
If you want to read something for shock value’s sake with baby’s first examination of being a social outcast, fine. You do you. Check those trigger warnings and then check it out. But there’s not a whole lot going on here beyond a teenager’s edgy splatterpunk attempt at being deep. Go girl, give us nothing.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Incest, Infidelity, Racism, and Classism
barelyalex's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug abuse and Death of parent
grimoireofsabotage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, and Car accident
sydthesciencekyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
savannnah_reads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.25
And none of this is in a funny way + I am not an oversensitive wimp who can’t handle ~gore~
I don’t know why you would write this (actually I do. It’s very clear this author thinks he has a deep and unique POV that we should all care about. And also hates women). There’s so much blatant misogyny and explicit glorification of rape I can’t believe any editor actually sat through the drafting process.
There isn’t even some moody, obscure metaphor for this book to hide behind. It’s literally some dude penning his extreme taboo jack off tumblr fantasies about violating dead women (and children. And babies) (but only the hot ones) and existing “outside the system” while lusting after manic pixie dream girls
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
peachieko's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Death of parent
kmstra02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, and Toxic relationship