Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Troupe 52 by Nick Cutter

118 reviews

missrmaxwell'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? Yes

5.0

10/10 horror read. The dread that is built from the prologue to the 1st chapter is exquisite. You know what’s going to happen but how it happens is a surprise.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

philodora's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

amelia_horseman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Phew.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

blackbird300's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

beanformation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

Lots of similies.
I thought it was reasonably well written and it's meant to make you super uncomfortable. The boy other people are writing reviews about is a sadomasochist so his bits are especially messed up but that's what the author intended.
I was told it was like Lord of The Flies but I honestly don't think it's like that at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

withsquared's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia and Misogyny

rebekahmccubbins's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

A truly disgusting read. I would have finished this sooner, but I kept getting itchy reading it. Fantastically written, but a tough read if

you're bothered by parasites/bugs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic