Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Correr o morir by James Dashner

13 reviews

alalalal's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

ironseaweed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book out of the main three is definitely my favorite. I read these books before I watched the movies. I had a friend tell me that if you watch the movies before you read the books it’s not as enjoyable. Personally, if you enjoy books like the Hunger Games, the Divergent series, or dystopian future books in general then this is 100% a yes to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

If you dislike gore then be mindful of what your about to read

authorannafaundez's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved it! Great tension throughout. Decent, well-rounded cast of characters. (They're teenagers, so do not expect adult behavior all the time.) The plot was interesting, and it didn't drag. The mystery of the maze was neat too, even if it didn't solve how I expected it to.

The Maze Runner is just as good as I remember. (Originally read in 2009 on release.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death

katie_345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I’ve seen the movies first, and liked them and knew of the book. I wish I read the book first to avoid spoilers. This book was sooo good  I read it really quickly once I got into it. The perfect dystopian ya book and a great start to the series. It looks like this book got me out of a reading slump 👍🏻 (written when I finished it; the middle of the night) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

swimfast724's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

livreads16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The last 50 pages were wild. The rest of the book was just okay. The movie definitely did not do this story justice. Then again, the characters lack a lot of depth. I now they are supposed to be kids remembering who they are after being brainwashed and manipulated but lots of them have like no personality… All in all not a bad book, I think the next one will be more interesting. The whole plot twist with the creators at the end is really eerie and I’m excited to see what happens next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

becca_w_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder

siennabea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Wow. Ok. So. This book. I have never read anything like this before. Ever. It was dystopian at its richest, in a world that was, not realistic, but something you could see making sense in a twisted way. You could see Dashner had put some thought into the book and the characters.
 
Thomas was an interesting mc. I read this book a while ago, but I can still remember his loyalty and his  protectiveness of his friends. I also remember how he risked himself for a friend that was thought beyond saving. I read this book a good 4-5 months ago, but I still remember admiring his courage and bravery. He could be a bit strong willed at times, a little impulsive, sometimes letting his emotions take the better of him, but he always done everything with a good intention.

So what happened? Thomas "awakes" in the elevator to complete darkness and absolutely no memory. From then on, he arrives at the Glade, the home, or in other words, prison, to the 20 odd Gladers, the boys who live there. The whole story is basically about Thomas and his new friends trying to get out the Glade through the huge seemingly never ending maze that surrounds them.

It is a good, nail biting read. It is not one of my favourites, but I did really like it.

Thank you for reading my review xxx 📚😊

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

chellcake's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting