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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

5 reviews

calhudak's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body horror, Infertility, and Racism

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark fast-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 cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Medical content, Dementia, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

cuteasamuntin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Regretfully, this collection simply wasn’t my cup of tea. The work was emotionally impactful and intriguing enough that I simply couldn’t put it down, but it surpassed my tolerance threshold with respect to certain themes and imagery.

That being said, I am glad I read this. LaRocca exhibits technically-skilled writing, compelling style, and a cohesive voice, a combination that makes for a powerful, even formidable storyteller. I would recommend his work to fans of dark, reflective fiction and horror that seeks to reflect and linger rather that titillate and dissipate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Murder

hatchets's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

I read this book because it kept popping up on lists of disturbing horror novels. It was definitely really gross, and contained a fair amount of animal death and unsanitary horror that left me wanting a shower. While I enjoy the fact that it’s a short read, it is just a little too rushed for a psychological horror about a romantic relationship. I would have liked to either seen a little more meat to the emails, or at least some sort of narration device that informed the reader of more passing time. 
I think that this is worth the read if you are looking to get into more intense horror, but it’s far from a masterpiece. I’m seriously not joking about the animal death, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage and Religious bigotry

Not for the easily disturbed. Not even a little.