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hlehendricks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
miarosefox's review against another edition
Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, and Murder
amatoxin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Its not because it was uncomfortable but because of the poor writing.
The gore and disturbing scenes i can only see fulfill a purpose of being shock porn and nothing else, theres no point or meaning behind them. The writer is literally an angsty teenager who is “not like everyone else” and no one can tell me otherwise.
I was annoyed the whole time by his self inserts and the only reason why i read the whole thing is cause im a completionist and its less than 200 pages.
1/5 (only cause its so bad that its funny at times), do not recommend.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
kristinajoy07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
perpetuallygreads's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
hannah_allen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Unfortunately, this author chose the latter of these options when writing Dead Inside.
The reader receives limited information about the two main characters and their backgrounds. There isn’t a full-fledged story told- we go from one horrific and gruesome situation to the next, until the book eventually ends. And in my opinion, if an author is going to commit to the dark and disturbing parts of the human psyche, then the author has a responsibility to the reader to write a story, not a series of disturbing happenings loosely woven together with necrophilia and cannibalism.
Aside from the author’s descriptions of the books’ settings, the prose is underwhelming, and the dialogue feels forced. The twist is predictable, but is set up very well throughout the book. The author gives the reader a lovely, ironic dichotomy of the two characters’ “final forms” in the last pages that gives some relief from their grotesque tension. I also enjoyed the brief periods of time I found myself “rooting for” the main character; these were also welcomed reprieves from the book’s (at times) unnecessary graphicness.
With all that being said, I *am* sitting here thinking and talking about this book, and this could very well be one of the author’s goals. In that sense, he did what he set out to do. I just think this book could have been written with a clearer point of view. Maybe I’ve interpreted this in a way it’s not meant to be interpreted, but I will not be re-reading this book to parcel that out.
If you want a much darker, shorter, and more disturbing book with the same vibes as Verity by Colleen Hoover, this *might* be a book worth your time. If you absolutely love body-horror movies, this might be a book worth your time. If you’re looking for something purposefully shocking, this also might be a book worth your time.
TRIGGER WARNINGS (graphic descriptions): necrophilia, cannibalism, sexual assault, rape, abortion, infant death.
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Rape and Murder
Graphic descriptions of necrophilia are included 2-3 times throughout this book.thestrayreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I need a day, no a year, off of whatever this is. 😭
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Pregnancy
mossroot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I feel incapable of currently giving this book any type of star rating, due to the how absolutely disgusting and vile the subject matter is.
Dead Inside took me a little over two hours to read.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
jwvaughn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
voxvenati's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Yes, there’s gore. Yes, there’s sex. Yes, there are shocking things! Was any of it done well? No.
There was no attempt at atmosphere and there were no vibes, so this didn’t even tip the scales of making me squeamish, or horrified. The main character sounds like he’s a little boy half the time. Even as satire, this just doesn’t have a lot to it. Where is the commentary? This is not a horror so much as an edgy comedy.
The prose was childish and some stylistic choices were annoying. Another reviewer summed it up perfectly:
This book is basically a teen edgelord trying to be edgy and shocking while broaching philosophical topics…The problem is the philosophy addressed is about as deep as a can of tuna…
If you want to read something for shock value’s sake with baby’s first examination of being a social outcast, fine. You do you. Check those trigger warnings and then check it out. But there’s not a whole lot going on here beyond a teenager’s edgy splatterpunk attempt at being deep. Go girl, give us nothing.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Incest, Infidelity, Racism, and Classism