Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

58 reviews

saint_eleanor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? No

5.0

I was so pleasantly surprised by this!! I was expecting like 80’s goop horror and instead i got a hybrid of Lord of the Flies ,  Russian Sleep Experiment ,  &  Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. All wrapped up in like a devastating painting of boyhood.

I was so sad that Newt got infected and also that Ephraim went crazy bc of Shelley-thing. Rest in peace baby boys.

i want a sequel! Reading this book is like watching the worm-fight scene from the movie Splice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement and Abandonment

Sooo gorey and gorey animal death

sapphire_mayo's review against another edition

I'm just too squeamish for it even though I'm liking everything else about it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Excrement, and Pandemic/Epidemic

keyofthekey's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.75

I had high hopes for this book as I had heard a lot about it. It was a cool concept but it didn't really do it for me. It felt like a Stephen King book. And by that I mean the writing style felt so similar that if you had told me it was Stephen king I would have whole heartedly believed it. And I think that's one of the main reasons I didn't enjoy it. I love horror but I want to expand past King and this didn't do that at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Fatphobia, Excrement, and Vomit

mechtimber's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cursing, and Excrement

caro_mac's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical content, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Excrement, and Vomit

autumnrevisited's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This is one of the worst books I’ve ever read. Not because it was bad but because it was so gross and detailed in a way that is just viscerally unnerving. Impressive writing but fucking hell. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Torture

jvr1210's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lexx_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

extreme body horror! Not for the faint of heart 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rosaelia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, this one was absolutely amazing.
I dropped (not DNF'd; I'll pick it back up eventually) Cows for this one. And boy oh boy, am I glad that I did.

I grew to love

the last character, Max.

The ending was somewhat confusing, though?

Did Max end up actually infected? If so, how? Did the worms stay dormant and hidden inside of him somehow?

Anyway, it was a fabulous read! Sort of a slow start once it focuses on the boys, but it was very worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cursing and Vomit

Minor: Excrement and Alcohol