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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca
61 reviews
moxiereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
batfling's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
some of the dialogue is sometimes a bit unrealistic or odd, but i was able to get past that just fine, especially as a lot of the characters are supposed to come off a little weird.
overall, would definitely recommend this!
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Self harm
alloutofwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder
amberrenfrey's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
finnsnowbevi's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, Xenophobia, and Lesbophobia
schuster_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first novella is disturbing in a good way. Two women trying to find connection online in a queer community board. One is pushing the boundaries of her dark desires, and the other one just wants to feel loved in any way possible. How badly someone wants something shows us how far they will go to get it, whether that's a human baby, or just a tapeworm.
The second novella was great. I would love to see a film adaptation of this. An estranged couple get a note from their son who commits suicide reading: "If you and dad love me as much as you say you do, you'll stay together after this...No matter what." We then travel with them to a seasonal hotel on an island off the coast of New England. ON their first night, a traveler appears. He seems to be the long lost son of the husband, and soon the wife feels as though he's not a human, but an angel with a message from their dead son.
The final story is about a man who finds a bone with his neighbor's initials on it. When he goes to ask him about it, he ends up getting caught in a series of bets. As he completes the challenges successfully, racking up more cash, the challenges get stranger. How far will he go to appease this man and be a polite gentleman?
I think this was a quick read and a nice suspenseful book. This made me uncomfortable in the best way possible, and it reminds me that being polite isn't what's always best, and that I should remember that people on the internet get to wear a mask 24/7... their intentions are not always what's best for the viewer/reader.
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Self harm, and Suicide
Minor: Gore, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Pregnancy
sina4books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Torture, Excrement, and Pregnancy
mrpetej's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
cyndakeel's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Pregnancy
lauriebird'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
2.25
I love to read queer literature
I think it’s also important to note in this story that both women are equally manipulative and manipulated. Agnes and Zoe both use love bombing and silence as punishment. However, Agnes repeatedly reaches out to Zoe (in a way that feels very “lesbians have mommy issues” but I digress) and begs for love while Zoe’s affection is contingent on Agnes completing her tasks. Once Agnes does and becomes obsessed with the relationship between the two of them, Zoe becomes disinterested which leaves Agnes presumably devastated. However, to get to this conclusion, the story meanders through nothingness. I set this book down a few times; not because I was disturbed but because I was incredibly bored.
As I stated, this could’ve been a great book! This book has so much potential. It is disturbing to a point but the prose was just too distracting for me. I feel like if the author gave himself more time to truly develop a voice and personality for both women and delve further into the manipulation and desires for both women, this could’ve been an amazing novel.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Violence and Abandonment
Minor: Grief, Gaslighting, and Classism