Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

23 reviews

vvabecca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Dysphoria, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Chronic illness, Confinement, Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, and Murder

_nutella52's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Grief, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Terminal illness, Car accident, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual harassment, Medical content, and Racism

kathleenivy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Death, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual content, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

joensign's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, Death of parent, and Body horror

Minor: Mental illness

math_scooter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.75

den eneste grund til at jeg ikke synes at den her bog var perfekt er fordi jeg havde de sygeste feberdrømme en nat da jeg var halvvejs med at læse den hvor jeg var Wallace der skulle hjælpe en lille fransk pige der var død i en bilulykke i bussen med hendes fodboldhold og jeg var nødt til at forklare hende at hun var død på fransk på trods af at jeg altså ikke taler flydende fransk. klarede mig ret godt hvis jeg selv skal sige det alligevel, men det var en stressende omgang. Eksempelsætming: “tu es aussi morte que moi”

hvis du er bange for at dø er denne bog for dig, hvis du har lyst til at dø er denne bog for dig, hvis du har et afslappet forhold til døden er denne bog for dig. hvis du er i live er denne bog for dig. læs dog lige content advarslerne inden :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Blood, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Cancer

Minor: Medical content and Body horror

rachelisgreen's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

This was such a sweet read that handled the complexity of death and grief, balanced by moments of sweetness and humor. We got to see Wallace learn and grow after losing his life of being a jerk, but even his foil characters weren’t perfect. Hugo, who shows Wallace the possibilities of being a compassionate, kind human, also struggle with being to passive and having poor boundaries with folks who are acting badly but for whom he has empathy (“Empathetic, almost to a fault.”) 

I also love that the book celebrates friendship and familial love, as well as romantic, and emphasized the power of found family. 

I think the narrator for the audiobook version did a great job as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, and Car accident

starlitpage's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Body horror

Minor: Homophobia

pastelmeganes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

Tj Klune beautifully conveyed an imaginative scenario exploring death and the world in between our life and the afterlife. It was healing to read and i feel like almost anybody can gain something from it. I found myself almost crying numerous times. I really enjoyed all the characters honestly. I REALLY appreciate Hugo’s character being a black queer man who owns a tea shop. I thought it was beautiful. I love black men being portrayed with soft characteristics. All the main characters i found were incredibly likable. If i have to make one critique,

Spoiler

i didnt like that the manager used words like “bastard”, it was hard for me to believe that an omnipresent, ethereal being that assists with the passing of human life to the afterlife would use jargon like that personally. It slightly took me out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Terminal illness, Murder, and Violence

kellan_writes's review against another edition

funny inspiring slow-paced

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

2.0

I did not really like this one as much as I liked The House in the Cerulean Sea.  This is the type of book that you really have to be in a particular mindset.  I also really didn't enjoy the ending.  Without going into spoilers, I would have preferred a more bittersweet ending.  I felt like it was too contrived and didn't make me happy in the least.  I think there are definitely people who would love this book but for me it wasn't the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Body horror

jennhug63's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

I would rate this more than 5 if I could. Everyone should read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Car accident, Body horror, and Animal death