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A review by ate_nina_reads
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
challenging
dark
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.75
This book is not for the faint of heart!! Graphic and gory and overall disturbing, this is not a light read. Nevertheless, it is beautifully written with both poetic prose and highly sympathetic insights into one grieving and deeply troubled man's psyche (a tall feat, considering the acts that this man commits throughout the book).
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail