Reviews tagging 'Death'

Troupe 52 by Nick Cutter

304 reviews

elisedasnarechick's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Vomit

dannb's review against another edition

I really tried, but the story got lost in the very gory/suffering descriptions... of both people and animals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, and Violence

alynnhays's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.0

I don't read many horror books, except for Stephen King's works, but I really enjoy a story about an out of control infection. Although this book had a lot of gore, it was mostly sci-fi in nature, which I can handle. The tension in the scenes was so palpable that I would literally tense up and make faces while reading. Overall, I loved it. The alternating timeline between the court proceedings and the island added to the mysterious atmosphere, but there was one storyline,

Shelley's

, that I didn't enjoy. I felt it was unnecessary and the story already had enough tension without his

psychopathic

plotline. Personally, I thought it weakened the whole story. I even skipped a chapter because of the content and it has zero impact on the overall story. But, maybe I'm just more of a sci-fi nerd!

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Content Warnings

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

shadowykittenwizard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

tpsebast92's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

This book was terrifying!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, and Blood

naliyah's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

would not recommend if you’re squeamish. i had phantom itching and developed a fear of worms from this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Torture

thorpasaurusjess's review against another edition

I wanted to finish this SO BADLY. It’s just TOO SCARY. It hits too many of my triggers (contagions, violence involving animals). The writing is wonderful, the character development is complex and fascinating, and the suspense and fear are built flawlessly. This book really hits (what I think) are the most terrifying elements of horror and science fiction really well; it hovers just barely outside reality, with enough believability to make the reader forget they’re in a fictional realm.  I simply found it too scary to continue. That being said, I think someone who really enjoys more horror (and can stomach more gore) would love this! I’d totally recommend to a horror fan, but it’s not smart for me to keep reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Torture, and Medical content

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

jameszabik's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

randeerebecca's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was gross, made me feel uncomfortable, and made me gasp out loud at parts. It was horror the way I like it. 

Docked one star because of the graphic descriptions of animal abuse/torture :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Torture, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

logenthielke's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic