Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Echo Man by Sam Holland

4 reviews

mirificmoxie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

staceeyt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

romonko's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

0.5

I thought I knew what to expect with this book after I read some of the reviews, but, believe me, they did not prepare me for this bloodbath of a book.  After I had read about 1/4 of it, I would have put it away, but it was given to me, so I felt compelled to finish.  At that point I would have probably given it 3 stars because it had captured my interest, and I hadn't yet read the 100's of pages of blood, gore and depravity.  As I continued the star rating kept going down and when I finally finished it, it was actually barely 1/2 star, but since there is no way to enter that rating,, I left it at one.  For those of you who like your thrillers graphic and full of blood and killing, this is the book for you.  To me it felt like the author threw everything but the kitchen sink into this mess.  I really don't know if he missed any possible depravities, but to me it felt like he didn't.  After reading the afterward, I realize that this is a first novel for Mr. Holland, and he followed the advice of his publisher to not stop at anything.  The book is about 450 pages long, and with all the repetitiveness, and with the cliffhanger of the ending, I think it could have ended at 150 pages.  I think I should have stopped at that point anyway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

This is a very graphic, depraved and violent book. There is no respite from the violence.

saartjeinwonderbookland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting