Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

6 reviews

bugaboobear's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely fantastic mystery. I loved the complex characters and the multiple POV's were perfect for showing how we bullshit and rationalize to ourselves. 

This is very much a book for people who enjoy morally grey characters. If your main character has to be a good guy for you to enjoy it, give it a pass. 

I also really loved seeing the complex workings of what running an Instagram account for a living is actually like. It seemed very realistic to me and I found it super interesting. 

It had a fantastic ending but the last couple pages watered it down a bit in my opinion. I also thought that one particular scene went on excessively long.

The scene in which the baby is found dead was really drawn out.

Overall, a fantastic book and I can't wait to pick up the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, Excrement, Abortion, and Gaslighting

tilda_bookworm's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this but imagine it could be horrifying and triggering for parents-to-be/new parents so tread carefully. Lots of the reviews here seem harsh and I don't think the average rating reflects this book but maybe it just worked for me in a way that it doesn't work for the masses? I enjoyed all the vile characters and feeling like everybody could turn out to be the real villain

and perhaps they all did!

. I haven't really read many thrillers for a long time so maybe that's why I enjoyed this as much as I did, but I also like the themes around social media and manipulation and whether authenticity can ever be authentic when it's being bought, sold and marketed (or maybe: is there truth under late-stage capitalism?). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content

kernowme's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

trhines23's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

kimveach's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed learning about being a mega-Instagrammer, as well as the differences between what we like in the USA vs. the UK.  The ending was super creepy but worked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement and Abortion

han936's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Abortion

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Drug use

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy