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mousey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
starsreside's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Colonisation
pubis's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment
domreadsb00ks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The Terror reimagines the experience of these 150 men, all told expertly through a handful of key characters. Each chapter begins with the date and location of the character at that point, and a nice detail is that the location and date gradually become more unclear and then completely unknown towards the end of the book, and the end of the crew.
All the traditional perils of the Arctic are here; the ice freezing the ships into place and tearing them apart; the cold wind turning men's noses black with frostbite and scurvy induced by the stale food. But there is something else out here. From the first page it is clear that something else stalks the men, larger and more intelligent than anything encountered before.
And yet it turns out that not even a genuine monster is more terrifying than the human mind pushed past its breaking point. The cast of this book are well-crafted; you genuinely want them to survive.
Certain scenes genuinely made me so tense waiting for what happened next, and others made me genuinely sad and frustrated with events both out of and in the characters' control.
Really recommend this book.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
louisegraveyard's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty
derberner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, and Cannibalism
Minor: Suicide, Torture, and Vomit
mosslover's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, and Colonisation
jjjreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Excrement, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
cryptogay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The beginning was very promising, and I thought it was going to be fairly reflective & heavy on metaphor & allegory, and honestly maybe it was, but at some point I stopped being able to pay attention to anything but the narrative - it is a very long book. The horror in this book IS horrifying, in a very visceral way, and those parts definitely work. The plot is, well, a lot. I cannot speak to the accuracy or appropriateness of the pieces of Inuit lifestyle & belief that were shared in this book, but I do know that I did not like how Lady Silence was treated at any point. I especially did not care for the last few chapters, which to me did not need to be from
I wanted to like this book but I don't know that I really did.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nikkiacat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury