A review by stareaten
We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

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

2.25

the thing about this is, this was advertised to me as a fucked up horror, so i spent a good portion of this book waiting for something vaguely paranormal to happen. but as it turns out, it is an exploration of the effect which longer exposure to virtual violence might have on our psyche as well as a short look into unhealthy relationships. so I definitely was not prepared for this type of story and for me it was just depressive, i feel like some depictions of violence were unnecessary and thrown in for shock value, and the ending kind of felt abrupt. i usually love it when stories don't spell out everything for us and make us connect some things on our own, but this one felt like the whole fuss at the beginning was too much and the lawsuit was actually not connected to what the protagonist did. that being said, it is apparently based on real things that happened in similar work places and i don't want to go into spoilers so i just want to say if you want a story about how bleak people can get when exposed to terrible environment, this is a good meditative piece.
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