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harveyhorse321's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Well, that was horrible.
A surprising amount of sex was squeezed into a plot about giant mutant rats eating people alive, but that’s classic horror for you. Loved the sort of short stories weaved into the overarching plot.
A surprising amount of sex was squeezed into a plot about giant mutant rats eating people alive, but that’s classic horror for you. Loved the sort of short stories weaved into the overarching plot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Gore
Minor: Mental illness, Racism, and Sexual harassment
lydiavsbooks's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
A short grim horror about a plague of giant rats hungry for human flesh. It follows a variety of characters as they come in to contact with the rats, and as they attempt to put a stop to them.
It did exactly what it described, a fun little horror to gross you out. I didn't realise this was written in the 70s before I started reading it, but it then became very apparent with its casual racism and sexism. Its just very of its time. I didn't particularly like any of the characters, but I didn't feel the need to for it to get the job done of grossing you out.
A decent time but not one that will stay with me
It did exactly what it described, a fun little horror to gross you out. I didn't realise this was written in the 70s before I started reading it, but it then became very apparent with its casual racism and sexism. Its just very of its time. I didn't particularly like any of the characters, but I didn't feel the need to for it to get the job done of grossing you out.
A decent time but not one that will stay with me
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Blood
norwegianforestreader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
adrianmcc's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Misogyny, and Blood