Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Dead Inside by Chandler Morrison

33 reviews

novellearts's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense 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

4.0

I started reading this with no prior knowledge of the plot line and grabbed it simply because the cover was "pretty." To say I was surprised would be a massive understatement. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it wasn't what I got. With as pretty as this cover is, the story certainly is not. This story won't be palatable for many readers.

This book was pretty sick to read but I really enjoyed it. I devoured this book (pun intended). With how morally horrible the two main characters were, I was surprised to actually find myself loving them. The dark humor and conversation between the two had me chuckling. Some (most) lines and scenes throughout had me audibly saying "what the fuck?" I think part of the appeal of this book to me was how incredibly outlandish everything felt.

Also, a special shoutout to reading yet another book set in Ohio. I've decided that I need to start a tally of horror books that choose Ohio as their origin. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest and Infidelity

perth_is's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

i ended up actually really liking this. if you’re looking for splatterpunk, grossness. this book is for you. cannibalism and necrophilia (why isn’t there a content warning for that??) I was uncomfortable but I really liked it! also that twist??

i can’t in good conscious give it any higher but just know that it is actually pretty good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jillannms's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Necrophilia

queenbunnidala's review against another edition

dark funny sad 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? It's complicated

2.0

Enjoyed the inner monologue and turmoil our main character goes through. Could have been good if he didn't push heavy into the edgy "I fuck dead girls" line every chance he could. Started off real strong, didn't end awful but ended as expected. 

he fucks a fetus, I didn't read the heavy details because wow that's uncomfortable but it was an unnecessary thing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

elle622's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

adelinekramer's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

The writing is beautiful. But really read the trigger warning before. I already knew what I was going into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

keraturner20's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

• 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

4.5

This is messed up…but good? I don’t know how to feel about liking this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, and Abortion

Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

deathmetalheron's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

• 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

3.5

Not for the fainthearted, to put it lightly. The prose and approach to character is phenomenal. It goes without saying that the major themes of this book are cannibalism and necrophilia, and the author does not shy away from visceral descriptions of both acts. 

This is my first splatterpunk book, and even though the majority of themes are met with revulsion the vast majority of character dynamics/situations negotitate with the severity in an appropriate matter, that is to say--appropriate for their subject manner. The protagonist is quite unlikable, and while there are dips in moments whereas you wonder whether the dislikability is intentional or just potentially reflective of an acidic actual personality of the author it mostly fits the story. 

That is to be said, the most grotesque scene in this book (if you've read it, it's very obvious, the one about 2/3 to 3/4 through the book) is very clearly written to offend and due to its nature comes across more as shock jock tomfoolery than necessary revulsion. The last action taken in the scene by the characters is far too meta but for a book that is so meta-aware the text does nothing to indicate it understands that angle at this point in the story. As it stands, the concept of exploring humanity's dark psychological recesses is certainly possible but it will always reek of tryhardism if we simply rely on weak, ineffectual shock without any existential consequence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity

bookdeviant86's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Unless you are a a real extreme horror fan do not read. This is one of my favorite books but please keep in mind that something is me is broken and I haven't found a book yet that is a deal breaker yet.

anxiouslyreading33's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• 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

2.0

No just no up until page 100 I thought this book isnt that bad then page 100 happens and I just cant unless you are okay with necrophilia including that of a dead fetus stay far far away I'm physically ill

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy