Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

36 reviews

bencaroline's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and War

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Classism

smiffylovesnachos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Dysphoria

Minor: Rape

stabbyabi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

amandam22's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Dysphoria

shoohoob's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

TRANS RAGE!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!

I was not expecting this book to have as much horror and gore as it did, but I fucking loved it. It was so interesting to read how Benji’s transformation played into his transness. I also loved the autistic rep and the use of neopronouns!!

I will say this book had far too many named characters and it was hard to keep track of all of them. That being said: the main cast was sooooo good, especially Benji. 

I am so glad to be living in a time where a book like this can exist. A horror post-apocalyptic novel with a trans male lead and LGBTQ+ representation??? HELL YEAH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

defeating_my_demons's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mothman19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Excrement, and Pregnancy

beebidon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse and Excrement

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury

atlanticgiantpumpkin's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is now my favorite book. I love the characters, the fact that I felt like I knew these people in real life. Theo ripped my heart in two, Nick intrigued me beyond belief, and I felt Benji’s pain every step of the way. I felt punched in the gut, betrayed, stabbed in the back, and I resonated with so many emotions and thoughts. I totally recommend this to anyone during spooky season — if you can stomach it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Don’t read this if you’re easily queasy.