Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca

220 reviews

shaouais's review against another edition

dark fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Self harm

kirakomrade's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

msbedelia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The only book that's ever given me a stomache. Extremely well-written with so many layers between the lines... But at what cost?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Self harm, Sexual content, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

sidhewitch's review against another edition

3.0

There's a pretty slow start before things ramp up, and then things take a very sharp left turn with one character in particular and from then on it was hard to feel horrified over the sheer stupidity. 

A quick read tho, and with interesting (if extremely literary and not at all realistic) prose. Not a strong recommend but I wouldn't chase anyone off it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Violence, Animal death, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

The content warning list is, shockingly, probably not exhaustive. But this isn't a splatter-punk book so take it with a grain of salt if you're used to extreme horror. This is not it, in my opinion.

ellislilylovestoread's review

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Self harm, Mental illness, Death, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Racism

systemofanoun's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

From beginning to end there was so much disconnect, I don’t know how this novella received so much praise honestly. Even going in with extremely low expectations I was still let down.

The characters are so one dimensional, they come off silly and unreal and just stay that way. 
If I had to say something nice about it I’d say the concept and overall theme could’ve made for a compelling story.

Spoiler

Two individuals, one vulnerable and timorous the other opportunistic and perverse. Corresponding online, quickly becoming seemingly co-dependent but ultimately toxic before spiraling out of control. The concept is actually realistic in that way

The writing wasn’t nearly tactful enough though, so it failed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Body horror

Minor: Homophobia

fionamatilda's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

why did i read this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Child abuse

chaya_v's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

this is the kind of book where you desperately want to look away but you just can’t. 
the writing is out of this world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Self harm

whatafckinglosr's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

4.0

I'm going to be honest I have contradictory feelings about this book, because I found a morbid fascination with this book like it’s grotesque and weird and honestly made me feel a bit sick (which i think was an intended goal of book) and I really enjoyed it. I liked seeing the development of the relationship between the two, (not like I support it but It's definitely interesting to read). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Vomit, Sexual content, Infertility, Body horror, and Self harm

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

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

Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Vomit