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Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

34 reviews

cheshiredownunder's review against another edition

I wasn’t a fan of a lot of the content in the book. It was too gory for my taste and it just made me uncomfortable to read it. How graphic the book gets at times is way out of my comfort zone and while I was recommended this book, it went past a lot of my hard “no’s” for media I want to consume. It really effected my mental health and I just absolutely was not a fan. This book is great for what it is but it’s not the book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

onf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Dysphoria

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, and Eating disorder

rapskylian's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, and Genocide

jenna_04's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

quirkilybookish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

Minor: Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Eating disorder

glen3's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

beaubaggins's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

This is probably the first horror book I’ve ever read! It felt more on the sides of blood and gore for me, but I think I just struggled to fully visualize the “monsters” of the story. It has certainly intrigued me to explore the genre more. 

As a trans person, I appreciated the anger and representation so much. There were feelings expressed that I think most of us - or at least, me - keep to ourselves about the trans experience, and I have a lot of respect to the author for putting it out there for all to read! It was nice to see a variety of queer and trans experiences throughout the story - all being valid and accepted as possibilities in the community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Eating disorder, Genocide, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book is a cathartic, messy, gross, beautiful cry of queer resilience and solidarity in the face of bigotry and persecution. If you can stomach a bleak story full of body horror, this story rewards you with loveable, flawed characters, a unique take on the apocalypse, and one hell of a message to queer youth. Definitely read the content warnings though, no punches are pulled. I wish this was a series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mothman19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Excrement, and Pregnancy