Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Handyman Method by Andrew F. Sullivan, Nick Cutter

16 reviews

queersubtext's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

Honestly was so in love with this ride until

Rita went back to save her soggy white bread husband. It changed the vibe of the book and I went from cheering with every passing page of a sort of inverted Good For Her, to being baffled by why I was apparently supposed to give a shit about him. I already said goodbye, Trent. Jesus. And why was I left knowing literally nothing about Rita and her MANY accomplishments outside the resentful descriptions made by Soggy White Bread Husband? And the more I think about it, the more mad I am, quite frankly. I mean, I have seen Trents in Home Depot as well as so many places other than Home Depot, and it is a fucking riot - we call them "Brads" in my friend circle. And the never ending, absolutely disgusting scene with Ned and the sink?!?! INCREDIBLE OH MY GOD. I was losing it.

Currently, I feel the same way I did after reading IT; I was so involved in that story and then got hit with child group sex out of fucking nowhere and it ruined everything for me (Obviously HM is not on the same level. Some messed up things happen in this book but that is thankfully not one of them). I thought I was going to walk away on cloud 9 and rate this book 5 stars. Ultimately, it's getting 3.75 because I'd like to give it a 3 but jabroni Trent and the Ned exit deserve SO MUCH PRAISE, and since my personal criteria for 4 stars is "would I re-read this" and the answer is no, here we are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

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

Minor: Medical trauma and Pregnancy

jordandotcom's review

dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

genuinely uhhh holy shit was very disgusted & book was very good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Confinement and Child abuse

itskiki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

princessdana36's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

There was not one likeable character in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gore

Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma

niedererer's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Intense, interesting twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore

aubreyfrogger's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Animal death

Minor: Pregnancy

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol and Confinement

Minor: Body shaming and Pregnancy

tbedford's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Blood, Body horror, and Death

kaitlouise94's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Animal death, and Death