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A review by carissatheluca
Woom by Duncan Ralston
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Yep this is officially it for me. No more extreme horror. The authors are weirdo creeps who can't write worth a shit and I'm just sick of the lack of imagination. Rape and abortion and childbirth and violence against women is "scary" and "extreme," whoopdeedoo ya got me there, call me triggered. Since when does violent, aggressive, obsessive misogyny count as a plot?
(And just like May Lietz, Duncan Ralston writes intimate female body horror without knowing/understanding how our bodies function. My faaaaaaaave!)
White people shouldn't write the N word. That's not a controversial statement. You are a white man from fucking CANADA, Duncan. Have some decorum. You can be a creepy weirdo without breaking the cardinal rule of being a half-decent white person. Don't tell me the character is black so it's fine (one wasn't) or "it's supposed to be accurate," I read that fetus scene. You do not gaf about accuracy.
Just ugh. Bad. Fucking weird and unsatisfying. Like I've said before, I DO know what I'm getting into when I pick up extreme horror (....welllllll.... I guess not since I expect the authors to BE ABLE TO WRITE). I'm looking for some whack shit and bloody gutty nasty. This isn't even anything. I don't know what it's supposed to be. Word vomit.
Don't get me started on extreme horror authors and vomit. We'll be here for hours and I will still have more complaints. It's not even a GOOD description... It doesn't even serve a *purpose!!* .... I can't.
At least the writing is minutely better than Leitz. (Yes I use her as my point of reference for shit books now. Sue me.) MINUTELY. "Although not technically a 'pinhead,' he'd been called it several times by those lower on the evolutionary chain than himself." are not the words of a particularly talented author.
Bonus: leave fat women ALLOONNEE, freaks. They have been through enough!!
(And just like May Lietz, Duncan Ralston writes intimate female body horror without knowing/understanding how our bodies function. My faaaaaaaave!)
White people shouldn't write the N word. That's not a controversial statement. You are a white man from fucking CANADA, Duncan. Have some decorum. You can be a creepy weirdo without breaking the cardinal rule of being a half-decent white person. Don't tell me the character is black so it's fine (one wasn't) or "it's supposed to be accurate," I read that fetus scene. You do not gaf about accuracy.
Just ugh. Bad. Fucking weird and unsatisfying. Like I've said before, I DO know what I'm getting into when I pick up extreme horror (....welllllll.... I guess not since I expect the authors to BE ABLE TO WRITE). I'm looking for some whack shit and bloody gutty nasty. This isn't even anything. I don't know what it's supposed to be. Word vomit.
Don't get me started on extreme horror authors and vomit. We'll be here for hours and I will still have more complaints. It's not even a GOOD description... It doesn't even serve a *purpose!!* .... I can't.
At least the writing is minutely better than Leitz. (Yes I use her as my point of reference for shit books now. Sue me.) MINUTELY. "Although not technically a 'pinhead,' he'd been called it several times by those lower on the evolutionary chain than himself." are not the words of a particularly talented author.
Bonus: leave fat women ALLOONNEE, freaks. They have been through enough!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abortion