Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Eux by Kay Dick

32 reviews

ellereadsalottt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

So very strange, tense, unsettling, quintessentially British. I got literal shivers on occasion reading this. As effective and memorable as Fahrenheit 451 or Children of Men. I really enjoyed this reading experience. 

"It was no good listening for footsteps; they wore no shoes."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death and Stalking

erin2802's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The overall feeling it gave was definitely ominous. not really knowing the threats that these characters face whilst also knowing what they have done is eerie. I won’t lie, sometimes i got a bit lost, Kay Dicks style of writing in this novel could be quite abrupt and to the point at times. 

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Content Warnings

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

lillimariexo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Blood

mar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

"a sequence of unease" fuck dude it sure is. meandering yet precise, written in short, clipped sentences, this novella manages to induce a feeling of dread like very few other works i've read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

braggsy's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

dystopiandreamgrrl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

max138's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

When reading a semce of unease is felt, both through the story, and though they haing such a different approach to writing, the act of reading felt uncomfortable (in a good way) at times.

Definitely worth a try. I feel I perpsnly would benefit from a second reading of they in the near future to understand it better. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

caitlin_123a's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

catherinebullions's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death