Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

40 reviews

rbradley135's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Vomit, Grief, and Cannibalism

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wtf did I just read?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Blood

bemandy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

Do you want to get haunted? 

I loved the idea of this book- a drug that allows you to see ghosts. 
My first read thru was in 2022 when I listened to the audio version. The narration was fine but this book hurt me in ways I didn’t understand. I originally posted that it was 3 stars and not for me. 

I have since read piles of grief horror. It been helpful as a way to process a loss I’ve experienced. 

I revisted Ghosteater as a readalong and it was an entirely different experience. This book still hurt but I didn’t take it personally. I empathized with this flawed group of friends that Chapman brought to life. I thought about ghosts, and addiction, and loss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abortion

breeann's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

this book is crazy. it feels like a fever dream to read. the characters are all pretty insufferable but luckily it didn’t ruin the experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

l_piller's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cannibalism

ericamanami's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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

3.0

I’d categorize this as horror light personally. But maybe I’m jaded. By definition of horror there’s a bit of the element to repulse readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

Though I enjoyed the process of reading this book, I'm not sure what to make of it coming out the other side. There are so many different themes throughout that I'm just not sure where to land on the point of the book being, and I'm not sure if it knows itself either. Didn't make it a bad experience for me by any means, but I just didnt get that "aha!" moment of realizing how everything connects and the meaning of it. Was this a metaphor for addiction in general? An autonomous fungus taking over? Actual ghosts at the heart of everything? Not sure. But I enjoyed the process. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

froggydanny's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

sparklebites94's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness and Murder