Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Atmospherians by Alex McElroy

17 reviews

einna's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

I really enjoyed this! A very engaging & interesting, without being too far-fetched that it became confusing, plot. Layered characters, relationships, and themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, and Vomit

chwinters's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Eating disorder, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death

ananamauvais's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death and Death

monique92's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Suicide

tarynwanderer's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Suicide

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Like a train wreck, I couldn’t look away from this book, even though it was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever read. Having never read any Kafka, I think this classifies as Kafkaesque. It was disturbing and somewhat nonsensical. Although why I’m shocked about the strangeness of a novel about the development of a cult for men to learn to be human again escapes me. After reading this book I feel uneasy — like the reality I thought existed doesn’t? And that’s an unnervingly odd feeling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Classism

amberfrost's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

3.0

I really enjoyed the concept of this book and the first maybe 2/3 was entertaining. But then it started to feel rushed and the ending didn’t really fit with the rest of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Eating disorder

agavette's review

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

The more the book went on, the more it felt like a Black Mirror story that hit close to home in a lot of ways--great for a satirical novel. I laughed, I was disturbed, I was impressed--It kept me engaged throughout and was a quick read. I'm not sure if I'm satisfied with the landing, but I think it'll stick with me for a while. Major TW for eating disorders.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicide, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

shannonxvx's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Eating disorder

aubreyhi's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual harassment