kay222's review
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Hate crime, Murder, Rape, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
trentl14's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Drug use, Cannibalism, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence
seanamcphie's review
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abortion, Ableism, and Eating disorder
stormymonday's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Child death, Classism, Gore, Racism, Mental illness, Torture, Body shaming, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Drug use
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
sweetsustainableliving's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Abortion, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
enigmatics's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Drug use, Torture, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Gore, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, and Injury/injury detail
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Xenophobia, Racism, and Homophobia
Minor: Antisemitism, Eating disorder, and Cannibalism
Contains scenes of necrophilic nature.navayiota's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Spoiler
1,5 starsThis was difficult to get through. I'm not sure if it's meant to be commentary, I feel like it's too self aware not to be, but that the killing was too graphic, varied and frequent for it to be anything other than the author's kinks put to paper. There was no reason for there to be so much murder, so much torture and for it to be so explicit. Anything other than the murder was slow, boring and repetitive, just Patrick going out with people he doesn't like, mocking them, and us not gaining anything new every time. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
Update
Spoiler
After reading a chapter by chapter analysis of this book and doing some research on the author, I've come to the conclusion that I misunderstood the point of this story. I still think the violence was overkill and a bunch of it should have gotten cut, but I see now that it was born out of very valid feelings and were probably a coping mechanism and a way of catharsis. That's not something that belongs in a published book,(to this degree) in my opinion, it stays in your private diary and emails to your therapist, but I'm not scared of the author anymore like I was when I was reading the book. Also I admit that it was really well written. I got physically sick a few times listening to some of the torture the characters were put through, which is impressive.I can appreciate the conversations between characters a lot more now, and I understand that them being boring, repetitive and monotonous was the point, but oh my god, what a fucking slump this book put me in. They spend so much time talking about bottled water. BOTTLED WATER. Snooze. I wouldn't read this book again unless if I was paid handsomely for it.
Overall, I see why this book is loved, I appreciate the social commentary, the visceral reactions it drew from me, and the catharsis I'm sure it has provided for people (including me at parts, I admit, it was just a bit much) but I don't I will be recommending this book to anyone any time soon. If you want to, watch the movie, as it's better in my opinion.
Graphic: Classism, Torture, Blood, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
benjameen's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
prockmatt's review
- 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
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Violence, Xenophobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Alcohol, Death, Animal cruelty, Child death, Classism, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Drug use, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
conflictheory'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
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Ableism, Homophobia, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Classism, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child death, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Toxic relationship