Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

50 reviews

thehhugg's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

This book was hyped by a lot of people as one of the scariest books they'd ever read. I kept waiting for that to be true for me too, and it never was. There was zero character development, and therefore zero stakes. The only truly disturbing thing in the book had nothing to do with the plot whatsoever, and isn't exactly going to keep me up at night. Really disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

faeriequeenlauren's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Was it effective in making to me want to stab my ear drums so I didn’t have to listen to any more of the depraved things contained in this book? Sure, I guess. Did I have a fun time while listening to the audiobook? Absolutely not. 

PSA: please read TW before picking up this book!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

cianarae's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

Too rushed and too focused on being shocking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

elkontherun's review against another edition

i don’t know whether to give this 1 star or five stars 😟
this book is literally disgusting, I thought this was just a horror!
PLS READ THE TW’s bc i would’ve never pickdd this book up if i knew them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia

esophagus18's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

for a while i thought this was a true story and was deeply disturbed by this knowledge. now i know it is a work of fiction and worry for the author’s wellbeing.
it was very well written and i quite enjoyed following along as this harmless interaction about an apple peeler transformed into an undoubtably detrimental relationship. the characters felt real which perhaps aided in my belief of the story being nonfiction. 
this novella was a delight in the most horrific way and i thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

vthecreature's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

What the Absolute Fuck Did I Just Read
The prose is well written. The imagery, unfortunately, is on point. This was sick and depraved and I need some eye bleach now. I feel like the characters in this book would take the term “eye bleach” literally and enthusiastically. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

touiani's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

iammk's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

0.25

This book is disturbing and makes me question what level can we reach in art and appreciate it before it becomes too sick? Honestly please read a different book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Slavery

reckenreiter's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

somekidwastaken's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Slavery

Minor: Self harm