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A review by autumnrevisited
The Troop by Nick Cutter
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This is one of the worst books I’ve ever read. Not because it was bad but because it was so gross and detailed in a way that is just viscerally unnerving. Impressive writing but fucking hell.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content and Torture