Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

We Spread by Iain Reid

10 reviews

mbmayo's review

emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

4.5

Penny is an elderly woman who has found herself alone for quite some time after the death of her partner and friends. After she suffers a fall herself, she is moved to a long term care residence, Six Cedars. 
The book is told through Penny's eyes and we readers are left wondering whether her fears, paranoia and lost time are real and sinister or a merely a symptom of dementia? Reid's prose leaves either possibility open.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Body horror, and Dementia

Moderate: Suicide

bookcaptivated's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, and Suicide

keen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

mauvesoul's review against another edition

dark inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Mental illness, Torture, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Murder, Terminal illness, Death, Dementia, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

abrasieve's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Suicide

Minor: Stalking, Vomit, and Animal death

alexisgarcia's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

this is such an indescribable book. it left me confused and sad but in a good way? the progression of the main character's mental state left me devastated. this was beautiful and sad. i would totally recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Alcohol, Abandonment, Dementia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Body horror, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

wybie's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

fanabana's review

challenging mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Body horror, Death, Medical content, and Vomit

jasmine256's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Dementia

Moderate: Body horror and Death

Minor: Suicide

the_rainydayreader's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Body horror

Minor: Suicide