Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

155 reviews

loulouya's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Blood, and Alcohol

akeilmorris's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

This book was just NOT for me. I can deal with the disgusting 🪱. I cannot deal with the overly descriptive torture for the hell of it. I was skipping pages where the words were making me feel sick. There were definitely some freaky and unsettling parts in this book, but not in a good way for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

thegayestghost's review against another edition

I don't have the stomach for how much animal torture/killing there is in this- it's really intense.  It's also really tough watching the kids in danger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

delicateteacup's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, just wow. I absolutely loved this book. I thrive to find more books like this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria

sykamor's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Fancy seeing you here, gollum...

I enjoyed this. It was tense and creepy. I mainly took away stars because there are a few glaring animal related inaccuracies that really took me out of the story. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys horror though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

elisedasnarechick's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, and Vomit

thorpasaurusjess's review against another edition

I wanted to finish this SO BADLY. It’s just TOO SCARY. It hits too many of my triggers (contagions, violence involving animals). The writing is wonderful, the character development is complex and fascinating, and the suspense and fear are built flawlessly. This book really hits (what I think) are the most terrifying elements of horror and science fiction really well; it hovers just barely outside reality, with enough believability to make the reader forget they’re in a fictional realm.  I simply found it too scary to continue. That being said, I think someone who really enjoys more horror (and can stomach more gore) would love this! I’d totally recommend to a horror fan, but it’s not smart for me to keep reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Torture, and Medical content

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

theunderfold's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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

Well...if body horror is your thing...then you'll love this! 

For me, I was looking for something "scary" and I guess I personally need to redefine what that means for me. This didn't seem "scary" but it was certainly disturbing and gross. Not specifically BAD or GOOD, just...just pretty nasty. 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming and Bullying

harmnewbrough1's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia