Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian

34 reviews

ssummar's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Suicide, and Pregnancy

jilliant's review

adventurous dark 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

4.5

This was a damn good time. I usually don’t vibe with character-driven plots, but this had enough winding paths and environmental factors to make it feel like watching a horror wild west HBO show. Super strong characters, audibly chuckled at parts, and it had a lot of heart (and gore) in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

gpmuli100's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

morganinez's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Cannibalism

raptorq's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

btaylorb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-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

The audio edition is a treat, complete with musical accompaniment for a couple of campfire songs. I was unsure if I would like this; the synopsis on the ARC didn’t quite sell it for me and the first chapter really tests your judgment of character. I’m glad I waited until the audiobook release, John Pirhalla is a good fit in terms of tone and pacing, and succeeds at voicing a large and diverse cast of characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Cannibalism

sheriffrockyraccoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I was excited to read a cowboy horror- something that I never would have thought of but seems so perfect- and was eager to start it. While it is definitely violent, I fell in love with the characters and enjoyed the plot as they battled different supernatural elements on the prairie.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in what I would call “D&D” horror. It’s an unlikely group that set on an adventure with many familiar supernatural/horror events. I thought Grecian’s take on traditional folklore and ghost stories was a refreshing take that kept me on my toes. 

For me, personally, the violence against animals was too excessive which is why I docked it a star. If that doesn’t bother you, I would definitely give it a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Abortion

Minor: Fatphobia, Excrement, and Stalking

mwv's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Cannibalism

wyabook234's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

bookbrig's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

I'm not sure why I originally put this on hold, but I highly recommend the audiobook if you can get it. The reader is fantastic, and there are a couple songs in the story that are accompanied by music and are quite lovely to listen to. This is a gritty magical western with a roadtrip adventure feel, and I loved the characters and the slowly twisting journey. It's gory and occasionally kind of gross, but for all the darkness it didn't get too horrifying for me.  And there's a core of kindness and sweetness to some of the characters that offsets all the evil. 

The ending didn't quite stick the landing for me, because after all the build-up I felt like it unspooled too quickly, leaving me wanting a little something more. But I'd still recommend it. I think I'll booktalk this one for teens who enjoy Stephen King, though I'd likely go with readers in high school or older.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Racism, Suicide, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Slavery