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The Terror by Dan Simmons

54 reviews

waterlogged's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Very slow but never felt too slow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

marina_michelle's review against another edition

The descriptions of every woman’s breasts and pubic hair was already a red flag. Platypus Pond was just too much…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

amy14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

meminger's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

is the ending bullshit? yes. am i compelled by these scurvy-ridden bastards and their doomed arctic voyage? unfortunately also yes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

doriangaymer's review against another edition

Got tired of the horrible characters. Well-written though they were, they were horrible people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Racism

bread_rs's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

steven_lamb's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book was a 5 star read for me.  It is a bleak and harrowing slow grind of a horror book and it does pay off in the end.  Most of the horror elements for me, came from the sheer abhorrent conditions that the characters had to endure and try to overcome, rather than some scary entity(s) coming after the characters, though those elements are certainly present as well.

Overall, I don't think this book is for everyone but if you're in the mood for a slow paced, grinding sort of gnawing adventure to be read over a couple of weeks (I would recommend taking your time with this one) then give Dan Simmons' The Terror a try!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

btrz7's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, and Classism

keenanmaree's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

sarah984's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

There are some great scares here, and some really well done character moments. Overall though, this book is too long (so many things are repeated unnecessarily), every woman is written really badly (but hey, at least

the author makes it clear that Big Tits survived!

) and the ending was terrible. I don't regret reading it but it's hard to recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Incest, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Abandonment