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Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

364 reviews

littki's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

noahwoah's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I loved how many different kinds of people are shown in this book. I love the complexity of Benji and Nick's characters. The depiction of religious trauma is amazing and it really shows how people are just a product of their environment, instead of having one-dimensional villains who are 'just bad people'. 
The constant similarities shown between 'The Flood' and dysphoria were great, and just the trans representation and visibility over all were amazing. 
I did feel like the ending was a bit rushed and i would've liked more resolution or a small piece of 'what happened after'. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol

megnut's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? No

4.0

It's a story of body dysmorphia & its conclusion (no spoilers) as a teen boy flees a religious cult that is set on wiping humanity from the planet & bringing on Revelations. Benji has been injected with a serum to becom  their weapon... and obviously it doesn't go as planned. 

It takes heavy aim at Christianity & fits more under "dystopian" than "horror" in my mind.
Pretty sure I'll be adding this to my library so I can read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Deadnaming, Genocide, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

mogojojo1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this. The body horror was so visceral (definitely make sure you check the content warnings before reading! LOTS of gross in here). All of the grotesque body horror moments that Benji experiences are SO very relatable as someome who is nonbinary and has experienced dysphoria. Really knocked it out of the park, for me. I loved the world building, and I love how flawed Benji is as a character, and he really feels and reads like a teenager. I also loved the tender moments of found family and friendship that help break up the scenes of intense violence and gore, it was a breath of fresh air and was comforting. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Deadnaming, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

gaymoonreader's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

zonnestraal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

I'm always a bit fearsome reading a book with apocalypse as its theme. I'm not a big fan of horror, but every now and then I want to read something different. This book was... something horrifyingly beautiful. I can't really put it to words. It's - I think - about coming into yourself, accepting yourself? Anyway, there's a lot. And I still need to proces. Not for the weak of heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deadnaming

gothic_moss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book made me feel so unbelievably seen.
I have a complicated relationship with (culty) religions, and growing up around them. So this book really was so meaningful to me - It made all of my fears about my queerness and the religion around me feel warranted and valid, real and raw. 
Andrew Joseph White wrote the most beautiful, twisted, and genuine queer horror that spoke to every part of my experience. The fears, the confusion, the hiding, the rage, the feeling of finally finding a queer community to support you. It was all there.
Can't wait to consume everything else Andrew Joseph White has written.
(Check TW's before reading - they are very intense.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mountainfox's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Death of parent

cas56's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Felt seen with the trans-ness of the main character. The story overall is such a reflection of today’s society and its flaws. Will be reading everything written by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Transphobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic