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Dead Inside by Chandler Morrison

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savannnah_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

0.25

This is the most unhinged, terrible, vile, try hard, AWFUL book I have ever read. This book made me want to make a donation to the NSA and sign a petition for more government censorship. Somebody should check this guys computers and then we should lock him in a stockade and throw tar at him.

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

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reading_beyond_the_book_cover's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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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peachieko's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

This book was so full of itself

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scaredy_bear's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Somehow I’m more upset by the MC’s “I’m not like other girls” vibe, throwing fits when called normal or told he still unfortunately is a part of society than by his nefarious deeds.

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cherie_cheriri's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Tiktok once more influenced this read and purchase, mostly to see if it was really as bad as people said it was. The cringe dialogue supposedly written by an edgey high schooler, the gore for the sake of shock and how extreme it can get cus it can, and people wanting Chandler Morrison to be on a watchlist and his internet search looked upon.
Besides all that, this is my first step into the splatterpunk genre, though I am the kind of person who watched the Hills have Eyes movies, and all of the SAW films so I can say that - while some stuff was creative I wasn't that affected by it in the want to go to church to confess my sins and or hurl over what I read.
What the hell is this book about? We have unamed security guard (that is never named so I ended up calling him Nick for a while) is a necrophiliac whom meets a maternity ward doctor who eats dead babies - and is higher than a kite, something you find out early on. So these two meet, and it's security guard having to now deal with another human living being that is honestly after reading it all is captivated by him cus he doesn't give a shit on wanting to be "normal" as Helen - our doctor - wants to be and something might bloom there, but he'll be damned if he does. It's a one sided love story on Helen's end and our security guard wanting nothing to do with it, seeing suffer was entertaining to say the least.
I'll be honesty, I ended laughing more than getting grossed out as it somewhat reminded me of the Evil Dead (2013) movie for some odd reason. But anyway, is the dialogue cringey? Sure, our security guard has a lot to say and is pretty apathetic overall that can get real old real fast. Is the gore for the sake of shock and how extreme it can get cus it get - absolutely. Should Chandler Morrison be on a watchlist, I don't know. A lot of people generally seem to dislike this book either due to its subject or they just dislike the writing, which makes me wonder for Morrisons other books as they have better ratings.

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laurensparkles's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

To start, I find it extremely cool that we never know the name of the main character and we never even question it. (At least... I didn't realize it until I was finished and went to talk to someone about how funny the main character is.) I audibly laughed SO many times because he's just genuinely funny even though he's sooo twisted. We know every single character's name, even the scabby bartender whose presence takes up only a page or two... but never the one narrating. Idk why, but that's just really interesting to me. In terms of actual content... There's one scene that's just unnecessary, really all of them are, but they're also necessary to make the book what it is I guess? Why do we read things like this, guys? Lol. Every boundary was blown past and made laps around. Read at your own risk and choose a more lighthearted book afterward to wipe the slate clean. Or if you're like me, go to Reddit to find another demented one to dive into. xD

(P.S. - Necrophilia wasn't listed in the content warnings, but be aware it is mentioned all throughout the book.)

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