Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

46 reviews

rupu's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

mothman19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Excrement, and Pregnancy

samhart8's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

asipofcozy's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

 This is the first time I really delve into horror in literature. It's not that it's not my thing, it's just never intrigued me as a genre before. However, I will say I enjoyed what White was introducing to us within Hell Followed With Us.

I loved this idea of an apocalyptic world where a scientist created a disease that made monsters and said "it was god's doing" thus creating an insane cult group that goes on to destroy the rest of the world. It intrigued me and was what initially made me pick up the book, second to this having a rebellion group made up of all queer individuals (just love the rep).

God is an absent parent who demands loyalty despite never coming around.

However, after 50 or so pages I was let down. This book, while focuses on that cult element and this very religious background moreso focuses on the found family and friendship of the queer rebellious group. In the first part of the book (50 pages or so) we are given a decent background into The Flood, the graces, the cult, and the coming of this new religious group. However, that soon dies off and we are left with a book that is more character focused. Which slowed down the story.

While I loved all the characters and am so grateful we finally have a book with so much queer and mental health rep...it just wasn't enough. I wanted both the representation and the world building...which could be asking for too much. I wanted to know more about the cult, the disease, and these monsters that were created. We were given so little and by the end of the book I was still left confused.

I want to bludgeon his head against the cinderblock walls until his skull comes apart in my hands, seeping brain and shards of bone between my fingers.

Also, the ending. *Sigh* I hate ambiguous/ open ended books.

However, don't let my review stop you from reading it, if you are into lots of queer rep, body horror, horror in general, monsters, creepy cults, and loveable characters then this book is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Dysphoria, and War

atlanticgiantpumpkin's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is now my favorite book. I love the characters, the fact that I felt like I knew these people in real life. Theo ripped my heart in two, Nick intrigued me beyond belief, and I felt Benji’s pain every step of the way. I felt punched in the gut, betrayed, stabbed in the back, and I resonated with so many emotions and thoughts. I totally recommend this to anyone during spooky season — if you can stomach it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Don’t read this if you’re easily queasy.

readwithjessj's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

What a beautiful and haunting book! I found the writing style different at first. Around 50 pages I was hooked. The descriptions were horrifying and disgusting in the best way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder

rashi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Wow. Wowowow. I love the way that Benji turned into a real monster. Not a creature that is palatable and cute and is able to keep some of his physicality for the sake of a kiss at the end. He is rot and peeling flesh and jagged teeth. But he is still loveable and able to be loved, I think that’s really fucking beautiful. Benji’s realisation that he’s never really believed in a heaven at the end?? UGHHH that one really got me. Amazing world building and I was able to create the perfect movie in my head. Definitely was super emotional by the end. Really really great storytelling. Another media win for the queers woohoo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

eddiehits's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

corpseparty's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

I really wanted this to be a 5 star but it reads almost like a fanfiction to me. Benji is an overpowered character imo and the others weren’t as developed. Im a nonbinary person, but even during the apocalypse, there’s a lot of lgbt discourse and identity politics. Lore doesn’t always come together in the end, but it was overall an exciting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

foxgl0v's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail